Basic Shapes (Strings)

Root-position chord voicings — barre and open forms

Basic shapes are root-position voicings using standard barre and open forms. On guitar, the major triads correspond to the 5 CAGED shapes — movable forms rooted on different string groups. On ukulele and mandolin, similar movable shapes are adapted to 4 strings.

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