A, D, E, C, F, G
Minor Chords:
Am, Dm, Em
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| Lesson 2: Chords | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Okay. Now that you know how to build major and minor chords, let's see how you play them on the guitar. I made some chord charts of the most common easy chords. This is how you read one of these charts: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Click on the following links to pages that have some chord charts on them. It will take some time for you to learn the finger patterns, and they may feel uncomfortable at first. If you can find an easier way to play the chords, go for it! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Major Chords: A, D, E, C, F, G Minor Chords: Am, Dm, Em |
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| I hope you know the names of the guitar strings. These are at the bottom of the picture. The vertical lines represent these strings. The horizontal lines represent frets. Sometimes you will see a number next to the first fret. This number is the number of the fret to start on. For example, the "chord" above would be played in 5th position. The black circles have numbers in them, which are the fingers you should use to play these strings on the corresponding frets. Your index finger is one, middle finger is two, ring finger is three, and pinky is four. The X at the top of a string means to "mute" the string, either by blocking the string with one of the fingers of your left hand, or not to play the string at all. The O means play an open string (no fingers on the string).The letter at the top of the chart is the name of the chord. (Obviously, the chord above does not exist.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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