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Chord Practice (And Memorization)

Basic Chords:

    A  Am   B  Bm   C  Cm   D  Dm   E  Em   F  Fm   G  Gm
e |-0--0----2--2----0--3----2--1----0--0----1--1----3--3----|
B |-2--1----4--3----1--4----3--3----0--0----1--1----0--3----|
G |-2--2----4--4----0--5----2--2----1--0----2--1----0--3----|
D |-2--2----4--0----2--5----0--0----2--2----3--3----0--5----|
A |-0--0----x--x----3--x----0--0----2--2----0--x----2--x----|
E |-0--0----x--x----0--x----x--x----0--0----x--x----3--x----|

Exercises:

    A   B   C   D     E   F   G   A               A   B   C     D   E     F   G   A
e |-0---2---3---5-----0---1---3---5----|      e |-0---2---3-----2---4-----1---3---5--|
B |-2---4---5---7-----0---1---3---5----|      B |-2---4---5-----3---5-----1---3---5--|
G |-2---4---5---7-----1---2---4---6----|      G |-2---4---5-----2---4-----2---4---6--|
D |-2---4---5---7-----2---3---5---7----|      D |-2---4---5-----4---6-----3---5---7--|
A |-0---2---3---5-----2---3---5---7----|      A |-0---2---3-----5---7-----3---5---7--|
E |-0---2---3---5-----0---1---3---5----|      E |-0---2---3-----x---x-----1---3---5--|
     //  /   //        /   //  //                  //  /         //        //  //

    Am  Bm  Cm  Dm  Em    Fm  Gm  Am              Am  Bm  Cm  Dm    Em  Fm  Gm  Am
e |-0---2---3---5---7-----1---3---5----|      e |-0---2---3---5-----0---1---3---5----|
B |-1---3---4---6---8-----1---3---5----|      B |-1---3---4---6-----0---1---3---5----|
G |-2---4---5---7---9-----1---3---5----|      G |-2---4---5---7-----0---1---3---5----|
D |-2---4---5---7---9-----3---5---7----|      D |-2---4---5---7-----2---3---5---7----|
A |-0---2---3---5---7-----3---5---7----|      A |-0---2---3---5-----2---3---5---7----|
E |-0---2---3---5---7-----1---3---5----|      E |-0---2---3---5-----0---1---3---5----|
     //  /   //  //        //  //                  //  /   //        /   //  //

Tip: Notice the similarities in your hand positions between the various chords to help you remember them.
     In the exercises, there are only a few hand positions, you just need to slide up one or two frets
     (indicated by the slashes) to get the next chord.