[mjwjr]

Kirk -

Can you tell me what I am looking at when using this slide rule. For example - If I use the Am barre form and set the chord name to F, am I playing an Am in the Key of F ?

May be a silly question, but music theory is new to me.

Thanks.

[Kirk Lorange]

mjwjr, if your slide rule is set to F and the insert is the Am form, you're playing an Fm. Whatever the letter is in the cut-out window has the flavour of the form. So if it says 'E7th form' and it's set to 'C', you're looking at a C7th ... the shape is that of an E7th, barred.

Shapes -- the way the notes arrange themselves on the fretboard -- are mappable and memorable.

(The slide rule referred to is the $6 downloadable Chord Finder mentioned on the home page of Guitar for Beginners)

[mjwjr]

Ahah !!

Thanks Kirk