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ChristopherSchlegel
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ChristopherSchlegel
Guitar Tricks Instructor
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Posts: 8,366
11/14/2020 4:25 pm
Originally Posted by: DavidMeb

Here's a screenshot of the essential chords sheet sent to me by guitartricks when I signed up.

[p]Ah ha! Good observation. :) I think the difference may be that I taught the previous version of the Fundamentals courses. And I start with the root note in lowest position.

https://www.guitartricks.com/lesson.php?input=11139

But then GT had Lisa do the latest version of the Fundamentals courses. And she starts with the B major chord using a different voicing. So, maybe the chord sheet needs to be updated to reflect that.

But in any case, it's just 2 different voicings of the same chord. Did you understand my earlier post about that?

From a practical perspective, as a beginner you can pick either one & it's fine. They are both B major. Eventually if you keep learning and playing guitar you will need to know both anyway for different musical contexts.

Hope that helps!


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