Lesson 29 – First Inversion Minor Chord Pattern

Reference guide for MINOR Chords with the root in the FIFTH and located on the E-String

Minor Chords starting on A-String and ending with the root on the E-String

Note: This fingering pattern can be used up and down the fretboard.  Simply locate the chord’s root note on the E-String. To play a G-Minor chord, place your POINTER finger on the 1^st fret of the A-string; your MIDDLE or RING finger on the 2^nd fret of the C-string; and your PINKY finger on the 3^rd fret of the E-string.  Practice moving back and forth between chords.

Here are some examples: