You'll be bringing your fingers close together to play the most common variant of this chord, which consists of the notes A, C , and E. This chord makes a brief but powerful appearance in songs like "Foxy Lady.
Like E Major, E Minor has a very easy variant, along with several challenging variants. A Minor comes with a few basic variations three to be precise , but your easiest version will come to you quickly, and will serve as a simple chord to transition to from C Major. The three notes for this chord are A, C, and E.
You'll hear the chord hard at work in songs like "Hotel California. In closing, I'd like to draw attention to chord memorization and transitions. Remember to start off chords by learning their shapes first, then trying to play them to aid your ability to recall them at will.
Easy Guitar Chords. Learn to play the guitar fast with an expert guitar instructor. You can take lessons locally or online. Want to see the instructors near you? View Course Next Lesson. Learn Step-by-Step. Instructor: Dwight H. He's been teaching guitar for over 10 years. When teaching, he draws from his experience on stage, injecting the knowledge of what it takes to be a gigging musician into every lesson.
As you learn these, remember to observe the proper technique and take time to practice. There are multiple ways to play each chord, but we'll be sticking to the most common variations. Need help reading chords? This is the most common open position for G Major. Start by learning this variation, then branching out to your other options. This is the way most people prefer to play C Major. It's an easy shape to remember, and doesn't require much in the way of fancy fingering or muting strings.
This will probably be your go-to for D Major, as it's the simplest variation and takes it easy on your fingers. Be sure to mix it up when practicing, though! You'll have the most luck learning this version of F Major first. The next few variations will require some interesting fingering, and may test your dexterity.
This is simplicity at it's finest. Your variations will only get trickier from here. You can also try using your 1st finger to cover strings 4 and 5 on the 2nd fret, and playing string 6 open on this particular variation. That's it! You'll find few guitar chords easier than E minor. Would you believe there's another major chord you can play with only three fingers? E Major fits the bill here. No strings to mute on this one. You won't even have to contort your fingers to make it work:.
For the last of the major chords on our list today, you'll again be using three fingers. D Major will also require you to mute a couple of strings to get the right sound:. Also known as the D Power Chord, you can play this one by moving up near your 5th fret. Again, you'll need three fingers:. Let's keep going with power chords, shall we?
You can play the A5 Power Chord with, wait for it Here's how to do it:. For the last of our power chords, we'll be sticking to two fingers. Come back to the top of the guitar neck for this one:. Keep those fingers near the same position, because the E5 Chord and E Minor Chord have some similarities:.
The popular variation of the A Minor Chord will put you close to C Major, so they're good to practice together:. We'll include one "7" chord in the mix -- the G7 Chord. You can also use three fingers to play this one:. Easy Guitar Chords. Learn to play the guitar fast with an expert guitar instructor. You can take lessons locally or online.
Want to see the instructors near you? View Course Next Lesson. Learn Step-by-Step. Instructor: Dwight H. He's been teaching guitar for over 10 years. When teaching, he draws from his experience on stage, injecting the knowledge of what it takes to be a gigging musician into every lesson. These 11 easy guitar chords we've assembled are as simple as they come, and a great place for a beginner to start: G Major Guitar Chord. As you learn these, remember to observe the proper technique and take time to practice.
There are multiple ways to play each chord, but we'll be sticking to the easiest variations.
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