7 Tips for Older Beginners

Demystifying Chord Symbols

Here I, hopefully not too feebly, explain how the chords got their names.

To create dominant chords I used a two octave C Mixolydian scale...

CDEFGABbCDEFGABbC

C - CEG
C7 - CEGBb
C9 - CEGBbD
C11 - CEGBbDF
C13 - CEGBbDFA

To create Major versions I used a two octave C Major scale...

CDEFGABCDEFGABC

C - CEG
Cmaj7 - CEGB
Cmaj9 - CEGBD
Cmaj11 - CEGBDF
Cmaj13 - CEGBDFA

To create Minor versions I used a two octave C Dorian scale...

CDEbFGABbCDEbFGABbC

Cm - CEbG
Cm7 - CEbGBb
Cm9 - CEbGBbD
Cm11 - CEbGBbDF
Cm13 - CEbGBbDFA

If you want to go insane get Chord Chemistry by Ted Greene.

Playing the B Chord - Part Two

Some voicings used in the video...

x2440x - B5

x24400 - Bsus

x24440 - B4

x24402 - B5

79980x - B

799800 - B4

x99807 - B/F#

079900 - E5, x46600 - C#m7, x24400 - Bsus, x02200 - A2

Capo second fret and B is played as an A

Capo fourth fret and B is played as a G

Playing the Bb or B Chord - Part One

Practice alternating between Bb and bunches of other chords...

Bb F Bb C Bb Dm Bb Gm Bb E Bb G Bb D Bb A etc

 Practice alternating between B and bunches of other chords...

B E B F# B G#m B C#m B D#m B A B D B G B F B etc.

Playing the F Chord - Part Two

Some alternate shapes for the F chord...

xx3211- F, xx3213- F2, xx3210- Fmaj7, xx3010 - Fmaj9, xx3013- F2,  xx3011 - F2, x33211 - F/C, x03211 - F/A, x33011 - F2/C, x03011 - F2/A, x03010 - Fmaj9/A, x33010 - Fmaj9/C, x33210 - Fmaj7/C

Extra Credit -
133011 - F2 (no 3rd)

Playing the F Chord - Part One

Practice alternating between F and bunches of other chords...

F C F G F A F E F D F G F E F A F D F etc

In the key of C (more likely neighboring chords) - 

F C F G F Am F Dm F Em F etc