Each chord map attempts to appeal to both beginners and intermediate/advanced guitarists and keyboardists. Simple chord shapes for beginners are provided with the following finger system:
1 index finger
2 middle finger
3 ring finger
4 little finger
o play open string
x do not play open string
( bar one finger over more than one string
T that rare occasion that I recommend you use your thumb to fret a note (which probably won't show up during the Challenge)
First chord: F-sharp (major) major 7th, or F#maj7:
Guitarists, if your fingers feel crowed at the D and G strings, you should use your middle finger's fingertip to create a small barre over those two notes. Personally, whenever I have to play a maj7 chord with the root on the low E string, I just fret and play the low E, A, and D notes. For the above chord, omitting the major 3rd would create a F#maj7(no 3rd) chord.
Next chord: A-sharp minor (minor) 7th, or A#m7:
Guitarists, another simple chord voicing for A#m7 would be the Am7-shape barre chord at the 1st fret.
Two more tomorrow. Cheers!
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