The G shaped barre chord is another moveable form
of a guitar chord that will allow you to change 
chords without having to change fingerings. The
index finger barres (holds down and frets) the notes
played on the B and G and D stings, while the ring
finger is placed on the A string, the pinky finger is 
then placed on the large E string as indicated below, 
showing the chord G# major.

index barre   ring    pinky
e :-x-----------------------------------------------|
B :-1-----------------------------------------------|
G :-1-----------------------------------------------|
D :-1-----------------------------------------------|
A :------------3------------------------------------|
E :--------------------4----------------------------|

Here's what this chord looks like when written in 
tablature.

e :-------------------------------------------------|
B :---1---------------------------------------------|
G :---1---------------------------------------------|
D :---1---------------------------------------------|
A :---3---------------------------------------------|
E :---4---------------------------------------------|


The sound that is altered from standard and traditonal
chord positions is dramatic. Try comparing the standard
position for D major chord (example #1 below) to the 
G shaped D major barre chord, shown as example #2.

   Example #1           Example #2
   D major              G shaped D major barre chord
         
e :-2-----------------------------------------------|
B :-3-------------------------7---------------------|
G :-2-------------------------7---------------------|
D :-0-------------------------7---------------------|
A :---------------------------9---------------------|
E :---------------------------10--------------------|

How These Chords Are Moveable
The "roote note" is the first note played that determines
the letter name of the chord. For example:

    G# = G# major chord     A = A major chord
e :-------------------------------------------------|
B :-------------------------------------------------|
G :-------------------------------------------------|
D :-------------------------------------------------|
A :-------------------------------------------------|
E :--4------------------------5---------------------|

When changing chords from G# to A, simply slide your
frethand up 1 fret.

   G#                A
e :-x----------------x------------------------------|
B :-1----------------2------------------------------|
G :-1----------------2------------------------------|
D :-1----------------2------------------------------|
A :-3----------------4------------------------------|
E :-4----------------5------------------------------|

Here are the roote notes for these chords shown on
the Large E string.
 
    G# A A#  B  C  C# D  D#   E   F  F#   G  G#
e :-------------------------------------------------|
B :-------------------------------------------------|
G :-------------------------------------------------|
D :-------------------------------------------------|
A :-------------------------------------------------|
E :-4--5--6--7--8--9--10--11--12--13--14--15--16----|


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