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Open chords

E major open chord for guitars
E7 open chord for guitars
E7 open chord for guitars
E minor open chord for guitars
Em7 open chord for guitars
Em7 open chord for guitars
A major open chord for guitars
A7 open chord for guitars
A7 open chord for guitars
A minor open chord for guitars
Am7 open chord for guitars
Am7 open chord for guitars
D major open chord for guitars
D7 open chord for guitars
chord diagram with 4 frets for guitars
D minor open chord for guitars
Dm7 open chord for guitars
chord diagram with 4 frets for guitars
G major open chord for guitars
G7 open chord for guitars
chord diagram with 4 frets for guitars
chord diagram with 4 frets for guitars
chord diagram with 4 frets for guitars
chord diagram with 4 frets for guitars
C major open chord for guitars
C7 open chord for guitars
chord diagram with 4 frets for guitars
chord diagram with 4 frets for guitars
chord diagram with 4 frets for guitars
chord diagram with 4 frets for guitars
F major open chord for guitars
B7 major open chord for guitars
chord diagram with 4 frets for guitars
chord diagram with 4 frets for guitars
chord diagram with 4 frets for guitars
chord diagram with 4 frets for guitars
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Open chords arranged by families

Open chords are the most commonly used form of chord fingerings for guitar. In addition to the fretted notes, unfretted strings also sound, which are referred as open. Because of the combination of open and fretted strings, these chords have a particularly full sounding tone that is great for song accompaniment.

In the listing above, the open chords are arranged by family according to their root.
1. row → E family
2. row → A family
3. row → D family
4. row → G family
5. row → C family
6. row → F and B7 individually

In the video, the guitarist shows two ways to practice open chords:
1. Play the chord fingerings horizontally from left to right
2. Play the chord fingerings vertically from top to bottom