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Dots (•) indicate on-scale fret positions. Open strings are also always on scale with these patterns.
String|1|2|3|4|5 -|-|-|-|-|- D| |•|•| |• A| |•|•| | F| |•| | | D| |•| | | A| |•|•| | D| |•|•| |•
My favorite! D minor, or an E minor with a capo on second. Use index finger and pinkie finger on the bright A string, and then middle finger and ringer finger on middle D and on F respectively. Great pattern because you don’t have to dip into the bass strings for the root note.
String|1|2|3|4|5 -|-|-|-|-|- D| |•|•| |• A|•| |•| | F| |•| | | D| |•| | | A|•| |•| | D| |•|•| |•
String|1|2|3|4|5 -|-|-|-|-|- D|•| |•| |• A|•| |•| | F| |•| | | D|•| | | | A|•| |•| | D|•| |•| |•
A zero indicates no capo. A number followed by a suit indicator indicates a capo at that fret and which fretting pattern to use.
signature|capo+pattern -|- ♮|0♦,2♣ ♭|0♥,5♦ ♯|2♥ ♭♭|0♣,5♥ ♯♯|2♦,4♣ ♭♭♭|3♦,5♣ ♯♯♯|4♥ ♭♭♭♭|3♥ ♯♯♯♯|4♦,6♣ ♭♭♭♭♭|1♦,3♣ ♯♯♯♯♯|1♣,6♥ ♭♭♭♭♭♭/♯♯♯♯♯♯|1♥, 6♦
When there are alternatives, use the lower capo number for a fuller sound or the higher capo number for a brighter sound.
You can additionally put a partial capo on the bass strings (or retune them).
capo|♦|♥|♣ -|-|-|- 0|♮|♭|♭♭ 1|♭♭♭♭♭|♭♭♭♭♭♭/♯♯♯♯♯♯|♯♯♯♯♯ 2|♯♯|♯|♮ 3|♭♭♭|♭♭♭♭|♭♭♭♭♭ 4|♯♯♯♯|♯♯♯|♯♯ 5|♭|♭♭|♭♭♭ 6|♭♭♭♭♭♭/♯♯♯♯♯♯|♯♯♯♯♯|♯♯♯♯
If you have an easy means of tuning the F to F♯, you can also take a look at Guitar fretting patterns with DADF♯AD tuning for three more patterns.