Lesson 27 – First Inversion Major Chord Pattern

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

Major Chords starting on E-String and ending with the root on the B-String

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

 Here are some examples: