E7 Open
E7 Style Barre
(the audio example is A7 with it’s root on the 5th fret)
Fret/Chord Chart
Depending on the fret your 1st finger barres determines what chord you
are playing. For example, in an open E chord the open E string is the
root. The E chord barre on the 1st fret is an F chord and so on. This
is where learning the names of the frets comes in handy!
| Fret | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Chord | F | F#/Gb | G | G#/Ab | A | A#/Bb | B | C | C#/Db | D | D#/Eb | E |
Alternate Fingering
The alternate fingerings below can be used with the same fret/chord chart
as above.
Exercise
Play the E major barre chord on the 1st fret, then the 2nd, and continue
up the fret board all the way up to the 12th fret. Then go all the way
back down to the open position. The exercise is performed in the audio
example below.