Taking a theoretically identical chord and juggling its notes can give a subtle or not so subtle change in timbre.

Barre chords are movable shapes that let you play anywhere on the neck and in any key. These chords are used in virtually every style of music, ... Play an open e chord using this fingering that ...

Moving between the five shapes will help you create more engaging, interesting and even unusual rhythm parts. The trick is seeing how the CAGED shapes link together, sharing notes on certain frets.

They have a very particular sound due to the stacking of 4ths. Check out the C6/9 in Example 1, which, apart from the root (C), consists entirely of 4ths, the remainder of the chord being E, A, D ...

Shapes such as this aren’t generally movable, ... This makes for an interesting movable chord, with the open G acting like a ‘drone’ in various positions. Example 5. Bm11.

The CAGED chord shapes can be a great way of learning the geography of the fretboard. The shapes, both major and minor, occur in every position and key just like the pentatonic boxes. In fact ...