Chord Shapes from Musicademys Intermediate Acoustic Guitar Course

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Substitute chords in the key of G

Am7

Bm7

Cadd9

Dsus

Em7

D/F# x x

x o

A7sus4

G/B

Dadd9

D
Fret 3

These chord shapes are taken from a video lesson on Musicademys Intermediate Acoustic Worship Guitar Course DVDs. The course also covers substitute chord shapes in many other keys, strumming technique, alternative capo positioning, finger style skills, Travis picking ideas for use in worship and much more.

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Substitute chords in the key of C

Dm7

Em7

Fadd9
Fret 3

G5

Am7

G/B

These chord shapes are taken from a video lesson on Musicademys Intermediate Acoustic Worship Guitar Course DVDs.

C/E

G5

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Substitute chords in the key of D

Dadd9

Em7

D/F# x x

These chord shapes are taken from a video lesson on Musicademys Intermediate Acoustic Worship Guitar Course DVDs. The course also covers substitute chord shapes in many other keys, strumming technique, alternative capo positioning, finger style skills, Travis picking ideas for use in worship and much more.

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Substitute chords in the key of E

F#m

B/G#

x o

Aadd9

o x

C#m

B/D#

Fret 7

Fret 4

Fret 4

Eadd9

A/F#

G#m

A5

C#m
Fret 6

B/D#

Fret 4

Fret 8

Fret 9

E/G# A

Fret 6

These chord shapes are taken from a video lesson on Musicademys Intermediate Acoustic Worship Guitar Course DVDs.

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Substitute chords in the key of A

x o

Aadd9

Bm7

C#m

Dadd9

E5

F#m

E/G#

Fret 7 Fret 4

C#m

E5

A/F#

Fret 4

These chord shapes are taken from a video lesson on Musicademys Intermediate Acoustic Worship Guitar Course DVDs. The course also covers substitute chord shapes in many other keys, strumming technique, alternative capo positioning, finger style skills, Travis picking ideas for use in worship and much more.

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Using 5 chords to create a sense of power in the sound

x

A5

B5

C5 x

D5

E5 x x

F5
x x x

G5

Fret 7

x Fret 3

G5

These chord shapes are taken from a video lesson on Musicademys Intermediate Acoustic Worship Guitar Course DVDs. The course also covers substitute chord shapes in many keys, strumming technique, alternative capo positioning, finger style skills, Travis picking ideas for use in worship and much more.

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Substitute chords in the key of B without a capo

o x

C#m

D#m

E5

F#

x x

G#m
Fret 4

F#/A#

Fret 4

Fret 6

Fret 4

C#m

B/D#

E5

F#

x x

B/G#

B/A#

Fret 7

B/D#

B/A#
Fret 6

These chord shapes are taken from a video lesson on Musicademys Intermediate Acoustic Worship Guitar Course DVDs. The course also covers substitute chord shapes in many other keys, strumming technique, alternative capo positioning, finger style skills, Travis picking ideas for use in worship and much more.

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Substitute chords in the key of B with a D# first string

o x

C#m

D#m

F#

G#m

B/A#

Fret 4

Fret 6

Fret 4

G#m
Fret 6 Fret 4

B/A#

These chord shapes are taken from a video lesson on Musicademys Intermediate Acoustic Worship Guitar Course DVDs. The course also covers substitute chord shapes in many keys, strumming technique, alternative capo positioning, finger style skills, Travis picking ideas for use in worship and much more.

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Recommended and Alternative Capo Positions

G shapes Song Key A A#/Bb B C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab Capo fret # 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Open 1 C shapes Capo fret # 9 10 11 Open 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 D shapes Capo fret # 7 8 9 10 11 Open 1 2 3 4 5 6 E shapes Capo fret # 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Open 1 2 3 4 Green Recommended To provide a strong lead and sense of percussive bass rhythm with an acoustic guitar, we generally recommend you try to play the song low down on the guitar neck unless you specifically want to play high. Playing up high towards the sound hole can create a nice mandolin style effect but make sure that another instrument is carrying the bass otherwise the song could sound thin Black Ok to play in this position but could sound fuller using another set of shapes and capo position. Red Not recommended Unless you want to create a high sounding guitar part perhaps for a gentle song, a mandolin style part or for doubling a part with another acoustic already playing low you may find the chord positions difficult to get to with this key/capo combination especially if your guitar does not have a cutaway.

These recommendations are taken from a video lesson on Musicademys Intermediate Acoustic Worship Guitar Course DVDs. The course also covers substitute chord shapes in many keys, strumming technique, finger style skills, Travis picking ideas for use in worship and much more.

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