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Here are some of the chord forms that seem to come up often in the realm of finger style guitar playing. There are many more, of course, but these should provide a good foundation no matter what style of music you play. Other positions are shown next to some of the chord forms that are 'moveable'.
F F - 1st fret A A6 Table
_x____ G - 3rd oo oo __________
t|||11 A - 5th |||||| |||||| 1 = index
|||2|| B - 7th 5th-||||11 5th-|||||1 2 = middle
||3||| C - 8th fret |||2|| |||2|| 3 = ring
|||||| ||3||| ||3|4| 4 = pinky
|||||| |||||| t = thumb
______________________________________________________ o = open
x = not played
A E D E
oo ox xoo oxx
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9th-|||1|1 4th-|||1|1 5th-|||||1 7th-|||||1
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||3||| ||3||| |||23| |||23|
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C7 C7 - 1st E7 A7
______ D7 - 3rd ox oo
||||1| E7 - 5th |||||| ||||||
||2||| F7 - 6th 5th-||||1| 10th-||||1|
tt|3|4 ||2||| ||2|||
|||||| |||3|4 |||3|4
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F7 F7 - 1st G7 A7
_x____ G7 - 3rd x x oo
1|1|11 A7 - 5th |||||| ||||||
|||2|| B7 - 7th 3rd-1|2|3| 5th-||1|11
|||||| C7 - 8th |||4|| |||2||
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E7 A7 B9 B9 - 1st
ox oo x_____ C9 - 3rd
|||||| |||||| ||1||| D9 - 5th
2nd-||1||| 7th-||1||| |2|333 E9 - 7th
||||2| ||||2| |||||| F9 - 8th
|||3|4 |||3|4
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Fm Fm - 1st Am Am
______ Gm - 3rd oo oo
1||111 Am - 5th |||||| ||||||
|||||| Bm - 7th 5th-|||111 8th-|||||1
|23||| Cm - 8th |||||| |||2||
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Bm Bm - 2nd Em Dm
|||||| Cm - 3rd o oo
2nd-11|||1 Dm - 5th |||||| ||||||
||||2| Em - 7th 7th-|1|||1 5th-|||||1
||34|| Fm - 8th ||||2| ||||2|
|||||| ||34|| |||3||
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