From The Doobie Brothers to The Smiths, James Brown to Metallica, 7th barre chords are fundamental for playing with more color and sophistication ...

Classic tracks capo’d at the 7th fret include Hotel California and Here Comes the Sun but even just playing simple a I-IV-V chord progression (eg E-A-B) up there will sound fresh and vibrant.

The blue line in the diagram represents a capo - for this A chord, place it at the 2nd fret. ... Here, the original 5th fret now becomes the 3rd fret, 7th fret now 5th fret, etc. Capo notation. Here, ...

This is achieved by barring across all six strings on the 5th fret (Giving you an A Major) and then playing the 7th fret on the A (now tuned to B) string, which is the 6th of the key. You’ll notice ...

In general, you'll find m7 chords feature considerably more in rock and blues than maj7 chords which tend to lean more towards ballads and jazz styles. From acoustic to mildly overdriven, m7 chords ...