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The root note of a chord gives the chord its letter name.
In the first example (above left), the chord would be referred to as
a Gb7 because the root is located on the 6th, or low
E, string of the guitar at the second fret.
The numbers directly below the chord diagram refer to the
interval names of the notes found in the chord pictured. If the
the chord on the right was played at the 3rd fret,
it would be a C7 chord (C is at the 3rd fret on the 5th
string). Therefore, the number one beneath the
chord grid would refer to the first degree of
the chord (C). The 3 denotes the chord's
third (E), the 5 its fifth (G), and the b7 its flat seventh (Bb). (The
numbers on the grids still refer to the suggested
frethand fingerings.)
You may now memorize this information. And don't forget to practice
the chords shown above.
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