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Chord Conversion Chart

INVERSION FOR THE MAJOR CHORD

LOCATION OF THE FIRST THIRD AND FIFTH NOTES OF THE MAJOR SCALE (TRIAD) ON THE FIRST 3 STRINGS

FIRST INVERSION (D SHAPE)

TRIAD NOTES STRING ORDER IS 1-3-2 WITH THE ROOT NOTE ALSO ON THE 4TH STRING

SECOND INVERSION OR "BARRE SHAPE"

TRIAD NOTE STRING ORDER IS 3-2-1 WITH THE ROOT NOTE BEING ON THE 3RD STRING

3RD (ROOT) INVERSION OR F SHAPE

TRIAD NOTES STRING ORDER IS 4-3-2

FROM A MAJOR CHORD TO A MAJOR 7TH

LOWER THE ROOT NOTE OF THE MAJOR SCALE (2 SEMITONES OR FRETS DOWN FROM THE ROOT NOTE)

FROM THE FIRST INVERSION OR D SHAPE

FRET THE SECOND STRING DOWN 2 FRETS FROM THE MAJOR CHORD POSITION

FROM THE SECOND INVERSION OR BARRE

SHAPE

FRET THE 3RD STRING DOWN 2 FRETS FROM THE MAJOR CHORD POSITION

FROM THE ROOT OR 3RD INVERSION OR F

SHAPE

FRET THE FIRST STRING DOWN 2 FRETS FROM THE MAJOR CHORD POSITION

FROM A MAJOR CHORD TO MINOR CHORD

FLATTEN THE 3RD NOTE OF THE MAJOR SCALE (1 FRET DOWN FROM THE 3RD NOTE)

FROM THE FIRST INVERSION OR D SHAPE

3RD STRING DOWN 1 FRET FROM THE MAJOR CHORD POSITION

FROM THE SECOND INVERSION OR BARRE

SHAPE

SECOND STRING DOWN 1 FRET FROM THE MAJOR CHORD POSITION

FROM THE 3RD OR ROOT INVERSION - F SHAPE

3RD STRING DOWN 1 FRET FROM THE MAJOR CHORD POSITION

FROM A MAJOR CHORD TO DIMINISHED

FLATTEN BOTH THE 3RD AND THE 5TH NOTES OF THE MAJOR TRIAD WHICH ARE NOTES 1-3-5 OF THE MAJO

CHORD

SCALE

FROM THE FIRST INVERSION OR D SHAPE

FIRST AND THIRD STRINGS DOWN ONE FRET

FROM THE SECOND INVERSION OR BARRE

FIRST AND SECOND STRINGS DOWN ONE FRET

Chord Conversion Chart