This lesson will introduce you to the two most common root 5 bar chords, the root 5 major bar chord and the root 5 minor bar chord. These two chords are derived from the basic A major and A minor chords.
As the term root 5 suggests, the root (name) of the chord can be determined from the note on the 5th string, fretted with the first finger bar. The first examples given in this lesson of the root 5 bar chords are played on the first fret. As the note on the first fret of the 5th string is an A# or Bb, the chords A# or Bb major and A# or Bb minor are produced at the first fret.