If you’re on the journey of teaching yourself to play guitar using videos on YouTube and other free resources I’m sure the question has come up when do I start learning chords, and what chords do I need to learn?
When you first start out you’ll want to stick to the basic major and minor chords and avoid barre chords. If you try barre chords too early it can be discouraging. Your fingers aren’t strong enough yet and over all you’re not used to the positioning of your hands and fingers.
In this post I want to introduce you to the most important beginner guitar chords. I’ve found a great video that shows you the correct finger positioning as well as hand positioning for each chord so you can watch it being done and then practice on your own.
I’ve learned a lot using guitar lesson dvds over the last year so I can say from experience that using videos to further your understanding of guitar is probably the best method outside taking a private lesson from someone.
Beginning Guitar Chords
OK here are the chords the video is going to cover for you:
- Em
- E
- C
- A
- Am
- D
- G
- F (there is a second way to play F besides what the video shows, they show a barre chord)
- B (don’t get discouraged by B yet, it is a barre chord but you’ll get it just take your time
Knowing these basic major and minor chords will allow you to grab some chord progressions on the web of your favourite songs. Don’t get discouraged right away since it takes some time to
- Be able to form and hold the chord correctly
- Switch from one chord to another smoothly
Learning these chords is the beginning, but practicing them and learning to switch between them smoothly with varying strumming patterns is when you really start movin!
So here it is: Guitar Chords for Beginners Enjoy!