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Barred chords for all fourths tuning

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Playing major, minor, 7th barred chords on all fourths tuning is trickier than standard tuning. However, when it comes to more complex chords, it offers more options.

Major barred chords

Major barred chord, mute the 5th string
Major barred chord, play all strings

You can choose to play or mute the 5th string. The middle finger is used to play the root on the 6th string, it can slightly touch the 5th string to mute it. These shapes can be moved to play with root on the 5th string.

Maj7 barred chords

Maj7 barred chord, mute the 5th string
Maj7 barred chord, play all strings

Similarly, you can choose to play or mute the 5th string. These shapes can be moved to play with root on the 5th string.

Dominant 7th barred chords

Dom7 barred chord, mute the 5th string
Dom7 barred chord, play all strings
Dom7, mute the first string.

These shapes can be moved to play with root on the 5th string.

9th chords

9th chords

7b5 chords

7b5 chord

This shape is movable to other string sets, e.g. root on the 4th or 6th strings.

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