Minor Chords

By now you should have done the rounds of the major (root, 3rd and 5th) and the power chords (root and 5th). The way to form a minor chord is to take a major chord and flatten the third. Form a major, make sure you know which note is the third and move it down by a semi-tone (1 fret). So a minor is root, 3rd flattened and 5th (plus any of the notes repeated).

Example: G minor

In theory then, just moving one finger down one fret turns a major into a minor!

See a List of Minor chords or have a look at Power Chords