> http://home.roadrunner.com/~nils/images/BarreChordShapesRH.gif but I
> don't see the patterns for the C and D position barre chords

Those are finger patterns. The number 1 - 12 indicates which fret
you'd barre at to make the chord name. For example, a C would
be at the 8th fret, a D at the 10th. As it says, the root is the note
on the E string at the numbered fret, ie C @ 8th, D @ 10th. The
chord you mentioned the other day, a half-barre Fmaj at the 5th
fret, had the E string muted. That was one of 3 things that could
have been done with the E string. If it was fully barred, that would
have made the chord a first inversion (A F C). If the 8th fret had
been fingered, that makes a second inversion (C F A). Generally
it probably won't make much difference - strummed in a band for
example - but for composition (eg counterpoint or picked strings)
the bassest note might make a difference to the tone of a piece, so
you may or may not need to consider which strings are played in
a barre

Joe
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