Small Barre Chords
F F E-------------1---------------1--- B-------------1---------------1--- G-------------2---------------2--- D-------------3---------------3--- A-------------3------------------- E-------------1------------------- An F-shape "great bar" chord and an F-shape "small bar" chord.Guitarists distinguish between the "great bar"/"grand bar" or full barre chord and incomplete or "small bar" chords such as the half barre. The small bar or regular F chord is easily obtainable, but "Being able to play the Small Bar chord formations does little towards developing the technique required to play the Great Bar chord formations."
Gm Gm Gm Gm7 E------3------3------3------3------ B------3------3------3------3------ G------3------3------3------3------ D------5------5-------------3------ A------5--------------------------- E------3--------------------------- E-shape Gm 'great', 'small', "simplified version", and Em7-shape Gm7 'small' chords.The 'simplified version' on the upper three strings is described as "useful in playing solos," and may be played with any of the first three fingers. The minor seventh chord whose root is located on the first may instead be considered an added sixth chord whose root is located on the third string, in which case one may consider the Gm7 a Bâ™add6.
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