Lesson 6- Playing Your First Chords

Learn Guitar Chords

Generally speaking guitar chords are made up of two to three notes played at the same time. These notes come from guitar scales. Let’s take the major scale in the key of C for example. The notes would go in alphabetical order: C D E F G A B. So, if we wanted to make a C chord out of this scale? We would take the 1st (C) 3rd (E) 5th (G) to make up the C Major chord (see the example of the C Major Chord below). Now, there are thousands of way’s to build thousands of chords. This is just a general explanation to help you understand how chords are built. Let’s get into reading chord charts…..

Troubleshooting

Oftentimes a lot of beginners complain how sore their fingers are after finishing one session with their guitar, its a normal reaction. You should be surprised if you’re not hurting even a bit, this means that you’re not playing it right. The proper way to carry out fingering is pressing your fingertips hard enough on the strings. When you notice that there is a buzzing sound or the echo is not going the way it should sound, try to press harder on the strings.

Tips

1) Cut those long fingernails. They will make it difficult for you to press the strings correctly.

2) Don’t let your fingers lie down while playing for they tend to mute some strings. This is the most common mistake done by beginners.

3)Be sure that your fingertips are the ones that are in contact with the strings and not the place where fingerprints are taken. Maintain the straight arch. Aside from the fact that this is exhausting, this is also painful and difficult but will pay off as soon as calluses are produced.

4) Practice. Memorize each chord pattern.

To View The Chord Charts And See More Chords………

Go To: The Chord Library