These "chords" should be among the first things you begin learning on the guitar.
If you may be wondering what a "Chord" is, it is simply a bunch of notes played together all at the same time. We can play one chord followed by another, set to a rhythm, and we have the backing music for a song!
Here we have the two basic types of chord - Major and Minor. The easiest way to explain the difference between Major and Minor would be happy and bright (Major) or sad and dark (Minor). By combining different Major and Minor chords with certain strumming rhythms, we can create music that suggests a whole range of feelings from excited to angry, peaceful to energetic, and so on.
Try getting your fingers around some of these:
Here we have the two basic types of chord - Major and Minor. The easiest way to explain the difference between Major and Minor would be happy and bright (Major) or sad and dark (Minor). By combining different Major and Minor chords with certain strumming rhythms, we can create music that suggests a whole range of feelings from excited to angry, peaceful to energetic, and so on.
Try getting your fingers around some of these:
Major Chords
Minor Chords
This here is an example of how to read the chord box:
Chords usually present a difficult challenge when we first learn them; getting our fingers to sit comfortably in the right places, strumming the strings with the correct rhythm, and hardest of all, changing from one chord to another. These difficulties are something that every guitarist has had to face. It may not be too easy at first, but with the right guidance and attitude, you will quickly find at least one pair of chords that are "less hard" to play than the rest. Then we slowly introduce a third chord, and one by one, we have mastered them all. No matter how tricky this might seem at first, it is important that you start with something you feel most comfortable with, stick with it, and gradually build it up.
Often, we find the easiest chord change to be one of the following, so try some of these to begin with, playing each chord 4 times before changing to the next one:
Often, we find the easiest chord change to be one of the following, so try some of these to begin with, playing each chord 4 times before changing to the next one:
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Try to find a pair that you find the most comfortable, keep working with it for a while, and once you feel ready, try going for another chord or two. You can strum them however you want for now, since we are still just focusing on getting the fingers to sit on the right frets.
Once you have three or more chords down, you might be ready to try some of our strumming rhythm exercises!
Have fun practicing,
NH
South Glos Music Tuition
Once you have three or more chords down, you might be ready to try some of our strumming rhythm exercises!
Have fun practicing,
NH
South Glos Music Tuition