Lesson 24 – First Inversion – Major Chord Pattern

Reference guide for MAJOR Chords with the root in the FIFTH and located on the C-String

Major Chords starting on the F-String and ending with the root on the C-String

Note: This fingering pattern can be used up and down the fretboard.  Simply locate the chord’s root note on the C-String.  To play an E-Major chord, place your POINTER finger on the 2^nd fret of the A-string; your MIDDLE finger on the 3^rd fret of the F-string; and your RING finger on the 4^th fret of the C-string.  Practice moving back and forth between chords.

Here are some examples: