Acoustic Guitar Lessons – Learning The Chords
The first thing you’ll learn as a new acoustic guitar player, is how to play the chords. There are many unique combos of acoustic guitar chords. Knowing how to position your hands for each one is important for you to be able to play your assigned songs and to writer new songs of your own. The following are tips you can put to work now:
A commonly-used chord – the C chord – is consequently one of the most important. Strumming through strings A through high E produces the C chord. Put your forefinger on the B string, then your middle finger on the D string, and lastly – your ring finger on the A string.
Next on the list of acoustical guitar chords is the G chord, which is one that will require you to use all of the strings. The high E string third fret gets your ring finger, while strings B, G, and D are played open. Then your forefinger goes on the A string second fret with your middle finger on the low E string third fret. Since this is another common chord, you’ll need to master this ASAP. The next chord you will be learning is the G7 chord. This one’s easier because you play it the same way as G major, with the exception that you press down the high E string on the 1st fret instead of the 3rd.
If you can master these chords, you will be ready to tackle more complex chords, starting with the D chord. The way it’s done is to place one finger on the second fret high E string with the 3rd fret on the B string and the 2nd fret on the G string; so the D chord is played by using the highest 4 strings. On to the D7 chord: This one’s played similar to the G7 chord, except that only the B string will move to the first fret.
All the strings will be used for the E chord as well. You’ll press the G string down on the first fret and play the E and B strings open. The A and D strings are pressed down on the second fret. Next comes the most complex acoustic guitar chords – the A chord – which you’ll likely be learning right after the E chord. This one’s done by pressing on the B, D, and G strings on the third fret, then strumming the highest four strings (with the exception of the low E string).
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