The following diagrams show the two string Rock chord shapes for A, A6 and A7. In all three chord shapes only the 5th and 4th strings are strummed.
The open circle with the number 1 inside it indicates that you keep your 1st finger in position even though that note is not being played.
A
A6
A7
Play the following chord progression using these Rock chord shapes. Use eighth note strums and only play the 5th and 4th strings. Use only down strums as this sounds better when playing the Rock chords in the following examples.
Play the two previous examples as a two bar pattern.