If you are new to Guitar, you may find this post usefull. If you struggle to understand a word, check out the glossary.
Pressing On a String-
Make sure you press hard on the strings for the chord you are trying to play. When you have all your fingers positioned, pluck each string. Each string should have a nice ring to it. If a string doesn't have a nice ring to it, consider pressing harder and check that no other fingers are touching that string.
G Major Chord-
This chord is commenly used in 'Pop' songs. To play it:
-Place your pinkie finger on the first string of the third fret.
-Place your index finger on the fifth string of the second fret.
-Place your middle finger on the sixth string of the third fret.
-Make sure your fingers are placed tightly.
-Use the thumb of your strumming hand or an acoustic guitar to gently strum all the notes together.
If it does not sound right or if it sounds bad, re-revise the G Major Chord before proceeding.
C Maj Chord-
This chord is also most commonly used in pop songs. To play it:
-Place your index finger on the second string of the first fret.
-Place your middle finger on the fourth string of the second fret.
-Place your ring finger on the fifth string of the third fret.
-Again, use a guitar pick or your strumming thumb to play all the notes.
Keep practicing until it sounds clean. Then you should process onto the D Maj Chord.
D Maj Chord-
The D Maj Chord is one of the four most common chords for pop songs. To play it:
-Place your pinkie/baby finger on the second string of the third fret.
-Then place your middle finger on the first string of the second fret.
-Place your Index finger on the third string of the second fret.
NOTE: When you strum this chord, only play the first 5 strings (missing the deepest string.)
Done? OK, now for the A Chord.
A Maj Chord-
This chord can be played in many differnt ways. If you feel like taking on a challenge, you can bar this chord. If not then you can play it with three fingers. Two ways of playing it:
Easier Way to play A Maj:
-Place your ring finger on the second string of the second fret.
-Place your middle finger on the third string of the second fret.
-Place your Index finger on the fourth string of the second fret.
-Strum the same strings as the D Maj Chord (miss deeper note)
Harder Way to play A Maj:
-Bar your Index and Middle finger over the second, third and fourth string.
-Strum the same as the D Maj Chord.
Once succeeded, continue onto the E maj Chord -->
E Maj Chord-
Let's try an E Maj now.
It's nothing too hard, pretty simple stuff!
-Place your index finger on the third string of the first fret.
-Then place your ring finger on the fourth string of the second fret
-Now place your middle finger on the fifth string of the second fret.
Strum all the strings. Perfect! Let's move onto one of the most dreaded chords. The F Maj Chord!
F Maj Chord-
OK, now this is the chord people tend to hate most. The F. If you ever ask a professional how to play this chord, they would press down a whopping '6' strings! I will show you how to play the hard way, then i'll show you an alternate method if you struggle too much!
Hard Way to play F Maj Chord:
There are many finger techniques to tactically play all these strings together. If you are new to guitar, i don't reccommend trying it.
Easy alternate Method:
This is strongly reccomended.
With Barring:
-Bar first and second string with your index finger on the first fret.
-Place middle finger on the third string on the second fret.
-Place your ring finger on the fourth string of the third fret.
Strum all the strings.
Without Barring:
-Place your Indexfinger on the second string of the first fret.
-Place your middle finger on the first string of the first fret.
-Place your ring finger on the third string of the second fret.
-Finally place your pinkie/baby finger on the fourth string of the third fret.
So now you should have masterd each chord. Yuo have? Well Done!
Check out my next post wiothin the next 24 hours to learn some strumming techniques!
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