Most of the time, these chords are played with a clean, undistorted sound, because the distortion effect will bring to much dirt.
Take your time mastering these easy guitar chords below and you’ll be able to pick up accompaniment by ear to a lot of tunes without much of effort ;)
The O symbol represents an open string. You don't press the open strings with your fretting fingers, while you need to pick, pluck or strum them along with the pressed ones.
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Note that to play the F major chord you need to press both the 1st and 2nd string with your index finger. In order to do so lean the finger in a way that it presses the string with its pad and not with a fingertip as usual.
For fun, I've arranged the first three rows of the chart in the way that each of them creates a chord progression that you can play straightforward from left to right,
As an example Am -> C -> G -> Em (the first row) and hear some music coming out while learning the chords ;)
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Whenever you need to write down your chord ideas you can print out blank chord diagrams right from this page or download the PDF sheet and print it, click here to download.
If you find playing the chords from the chart difficult, but at the same time would really like to start playing some music right now while getting the hang of them, here is a little solution for you: the short video lesson below will teach you how to play a very simple chord progression using extremely simplified versions of the Em and G chords on just the first four strings, using only single fretting finger for each chord:
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How To Read Guitar Chord Charts & Diagrams
You might also check out the videos below on how to play a few basic open chords. The chords she is playing at the scene 1 - Open Chords Introduction are the Em and G. And the C - G - Fadd9 chord progression at the 2nd scene - More Chords.One of the first skills that all guitarists learn is how to read a chord diagram. These diagrams are very helpful when it comes to showing chord shapes and their fingerings. Fortunately for us, it’s also a very easy skill to pick up and you’ll be reading chord diagrams like a pro by the end of this article!
Before getting into what all those numbers, dots, and letters mean, let’s take a look at a blank diagram and break that down first:
Beginning at the very top, the thick black bar represents the guitar’s nut (the white, sometimes cream colored, or black, object at the top of the fretboard on the guitar that elevates the strings over the fretboard):
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The boxes that follow below the nut represent the different frets. The first row of boxes represent the first fret, the second row represents the second fret, and so on
The vertical lines that run down the diagram represent the six strings on the guitar. The leftmost line represents the sixth string, which is the thickest string and the one that is closest to your head; on the opposite side, the line all the way to the right represents the first string, which is the thinnest string and furthest away from your head.
The numbers are telling you which finger you are going to use. The fingers on your left hand are numbered from one through four. Here is what each number represents:
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Occasionally, you will see a “T” symbol instead of numbers. In this case, that symbol is telling you to use your thumb to fret that particular note.
The black dots found on the chord diagrams tell you which fret to press down, and on which string, and with which numbered finger. Additionally, you will sometimes see circles above the nut. These circles tell you to play that open string without pressing any fret. So using what we know so far about strings, finger numbers, and dots, let’s check out the above same chord diagram again:
Based on the information given in this diagram, we will place our middle finger on the second fret of the fifth (A) string, ring finger on the second fret of the fourth (D) string, and index finger on the first fret of the third (G) string. Since there are circles above the sixth (E), second (B), and first (E) strings, we will also play those open strings.
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If we follow the previous diagram exactly as it is displayed, we will create an E major chord. The large “E” above the diagram simply represents the chord that we are currently playing. These letters can get really complicated, but as a beginner, you will most likely be playing basic major and minor chords for a while.
If you are looking to review your guitar basics like tuning, setup, reading TABS etc. with Ze, check out his Intro to Guitar Playing Course for Beginners.
Often, you will see X’s above the nut instead of just O’s. These X’s tell you that you should not play that string for the current chord:
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In this diagram, we will only play strings four, three, two, and one. Strings five and six have X’s above them, which means we will mute them, or avoid striking them with our pick (or fingers).
The straight line at the top of the chord diagram lets you know that you will have to use a barre technique to play this chord. If you’re curious about barre chords, please check out this article.
As you progress beyond open chords (chords with notes on open strings), you will encounter chords with notes above the fifth fret.
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In this Eb minor chord diagram, you will notice a “6fr” symbol to the right of the diagram. This is to tell you that this diagram begins on the sixth fret. Occasionally, you will see symbols like “VI” or just a “6” to let you know that the diagram begins on the sixth fret.
That’s really all there is to it. It’s a very simple and easy to grasp concept, but in order to remember and master this concept, you will have to practice! There are also a number of chords that will be useful for beginners to learn which I have included below. Once you’ve gotten the hang of these chords, check out our article on common guitar chord progressions to learn how to play hundreds of songs with just a few chords. Another great article that you should check out is one on how to use a capo . Understanding the capo will allow you to play almost any song on the planet with only 14 chords!
These nine chords are considered the essential beginner chords because they don’t require any barre technique to play, and if you combine these chords with a capo, you’ll be able to play hundreds of songs. So spend most of your beginning months mastering these chords first before moving on to more advanced chords.
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Ze first began his journey playing original music and top 40s pop tunes around the country's popular venues. Eventually, through the music of John Mayer, he found a strong attraction to blues music. Ze has years of experience teaching beginners and intermediate guitarists. Currently with Liberty Park Music he is teaching Introduction to Guitar Playing for Complete Beginners, Rhythm Guitar to learn about strumming, chords and more, Guitar Essentials as a fast-track review course, and lots of Song Lessons on pop and rock hits.
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