"Video School of Guitar© - DVD Guitar Lessons - ROCK, BLUES, COUNTRY, JAZZ, R&B, ACOUSTIC"

Below is a handy chart for learning how chord shapes progress up the Guitar's fingerboard

KEYS WERE PICKED BECAUSE THEY ARE THE MOST POPULAR ONES USED IN GUITAR MUSIC.

THE KEYS GO ACROSS AND THE SHAPES FOLLOW OPEN SHAPES OF C - A - G - E - D CHORDS.

IN EACH KEY THE SHAPES PROGRESS UP THE NECK FOLLOWING THE WORD “CAGED”.

THE SMALL BLACK NUMBERS ON TOP OF EACH DIAGRAM ARE THE FRET NUMBERS.

THE COLORED LETTERS ARE THE ACTUAL NAMES OF THE NOTES (HOLLOW AND SOLID).

Key of C	Key of A	Key of G	Key of E	Key of D
Open C chord (shape)	Open A chord (shape)	Open G chord (shape)	Open E chord (shape)	Open D chord (shape)
A shape - 3^rd fret	G shape - 2^nd fret	E shape - 3^rd fret	D shape - 2^nd fret	C shape - 2^nd fret
G shape - 5^th fret	E shape - 5^th fret	D shape - 5^th fret	C shape - 4^th fret	A shape - 5^th fret
E shape - 8^th fret	D shape - 7^th fret	C shape - 7^th fret	A shape - 7^th fret	G shape - 7^th fret
D shape - 10^th fret	C shape - 9^th fret	A shape - 10^th fret	G shape - 9^th fret	E shape - 10^th fret
Open “C” shape	Open “A” shape	Open “G” shape	Open “E” shape	Open “D” shape
“A” shape	“G” shape	“E” shape	“D” shape	“C” shape
“G” shape	“E” shape	“D” shape	“C” shape	“A” shape
“E” shape	“D” shape	“C” shape	“A” shape	“G” shape
“D” shape	“C” shape	“A” shape	“G” shape	“E” shape
Order follows from top down	Order follows from top down	Order follows from top down	Order follows from top down	Order follows from top down