Congratulations! You have chosen to play the guitar, an instrument that is very beautiful to play and very beautiful to listen to!
Playing the guitar is definitely challenging, but VERY rewarding!
Playing the guitar will 100% DEFINITELY make your hand HURT and will also make your brain HURT, but dont worry, it'll be very easy after a few days. DONT GIVE UP!!! :)
Playing the guitar is definitely challenging, but VERY rewarding!
Playing the guitar will 100% DEFINITELY make your hand HURT and will also make your brain HURT, but dont worry, it'll be very easy after a few days. DONT GIVE UP!!! :)
LETS BEGIN!!!
You will be learning how to play Guitar Chords (KORDS).
Guitar Chords are played by putting your Left Hand Fingers on the Neck of the Guitar and pressing down on the strings while your Right Hand strums the strings over the hole.
Easy, right.
NOTE: You should look at PICTURES I am using like MIRRORS.
Pretend it's a mirror, that way you'll see them the right way.
You will be learning how to play Guitar Chords (KORDS).
Guitar Chords are played by putting your Left Hand Fingers on the Neck of the Guitar and pressing down on the strings while your Right Hand strums the strings over the hole.
Easy, right.
NOTE: You should look at PICTURES I am using like MIRRORS.
Pretend it's a mirror, that way you'll see them the right way.
FIRST you have to count the spaces.
The guitar has many spaces where your fingers go. Do you see the thin shiny metal stripes on the neck? Those are called FRETS. Your fingers press on the strings BETWEEN the frets, NOT on the frets.
Your fingers press in the SPACES not on the metal frets.
There are 3 Spaces we are going to use for now. Pretty easy. See the pic.
The guitar has many spaces where your fingers go. Do you see the thin shiny metal stripes on the neck? Those are called FRETS. Your fingers press on the strings BETWEEN the frets, NOT on the frets.
Your fingers press in the SPACES not on the metal frets.
There are 3 Spaces we are going to use for now. Pretty easy. See the pic.
NEXT-
Now you have to know that there are 6 strings on the guitar.
How many strings are there on the guitar...?
6, that's right.
The skinny string on the bottom is called 1 and the fat string on top is 6. See the pic.
Now you have to know that there are 6 strings on the guitar.
How many strings are there on the guitar...?
6, that's right.
The skinny string on the bottom is called 1 and the fat string on top is 6. See the pic.
Ok, now let me show you where to put your Left Hand Fingers.
First you need to know the NUMBER of each of your fingers. Please see the picture below and memorize the Number of each finger.
First you need to know the NUMBER of each of your fingers. Please see the picture below and memorize the Number of each finger.
SO...
There are 3 Things to think about when playing a Guitar Chord-
Space #
String #
Finger #
LETS START PLAYING CHORDS!
We'll start by playing the E Chord
Look at the Picture Below.
There are 3 Things to think about when playing a Guitar Chord-
Space #
String #
Finger #
LETS START PLAYING CHORDS!
We'll start by playing the E Chord
Look at the Picture Below.
FIRST STEP- SPACE#1
Lets go one SPACE at a time. Ok, on SPACE #1, do you see any dots?....YES!
On which STRING#?.....STRING #3
Ok, what FINGER# should you use?.... FINGER #1
SECOND STEP- SPACE#2
On SPACE #2, do you see any dots?.... YES!
On which STRING#?.... on STRING#4 and STRING#5
Ok, what FINGER# should you use?.... FINGER#3 on STRING#4... and FINGER#2 on STRING#5
THIRD STEP- SPACE#3
On SPACE#3, do you see any dots?... NO!
Ok, you're done. :)
DO YOU GET IT?
It's kind of like a game, you have to find WHERE to put your fingers. First you Find the SPACE#, Then the STRING#, then FINGER#.
Now go back through FIRST STEP, SECOND STEP, and THIRD STEP. But this time PRESS the strings down with your Fingertips. Remember to only use your FINGERTIPS. If you have long nails on your left hand, you have to cut them short.
When your FINGERTIPS are pressing the strings, then use your RIGHT HAND to PLAY ALL THE STRINGS.
PRESS WITH YOUR LEFT HAND - PLAY WITH YOUR RIGHT HAND.
PRESS WITH YOUR LEFT HAND - PLAY WITH YOUR RIGHT HAND.
This will HURT after a few minutes, thats ok, its part of the process, sorry.
If you have trouble make sure to send me an email. :) [email protected]
LEARN ALL THE CHORDS BELOW BY PRACTICING EACH ONE FOR 30 minutes.
THEN PRACTICE EACH ONE FOR 5 MINUTES
THEN 1 MINUTE EACH
THEN MIX THEM UP AND PLAY ALL IN DIFFERENT ORDERS AS FAST AS YOU CAN WITH NO MISTAKES. :)
Everything should take you at least 6 hours. You can do 1 hour a day or 2 hours over 3 days.
If you go too fast, you will make mistakes, GO SLOW!!!
HAVE FUN. :)
Lets go one SPACE at a time. Ok, on SPACE #1, do you see any dots?....YES!
On which STRING#?.....STRING #3
Ok, what FINGER# should you use?.... FINGER #1
SECOND STEP- SPACE#2
On SPACE #2, do you see any dots?.... YES!
On which STRING#?.... on STRING#4 and STRING#5
Ok, what FINGER# should you use?.... FINGER#3 on STRING#4... and FINGER#2 on STRING#5
THIRD STEP- SPACE#3
On SPACE#3, do you see any dots?... NO!
Ok, you're done. :)
DO YOU GET IT?
It's kind of like a game, you have to find WHERE to put your fingers. First you Find the SPACE#, Then the STRING#, then FINGER#.
Now go back through FIRST STEP, SECOND STEP, and THIRD STEP. But this time PRESS the strings down with your Fingertips. Remember to only use your FINGERTIPS. If you have long nails on your left hand, you have to cut them short.
When your FINGERTIPS are pressing the strings, then use your RIGHT HAND to PLAY ALL THE STRINGS.
PRESS WITH YOUR LEFT HAND - PLAY WITH YOUR RIGHT HAND.
PRESS WITH YOUR LEFT HAND - PLAY WITH YOUR RIGHT HAND.
This will HURT after a few minutes, thats ok, its part of the process, sorry.
If you have trouble make sure to send me an email. :) [email protected]
LEARN ALL THE CHORDS BELOW BY PRACTICING EACH ONE FOR 30 minutes.
THEN PRACTICE EACH ONE FOR 5 MINUTES
THEN 1 MINUTE EACH
THEN MIX THEM UP AND PLAY ALL IN DIFFERENT ORDERS AS FAST AS YOU CAN WITH NO MISTAKES. :)
Everything should take you at least 6 hours. You can do 1 hour a day or 2 hours over 3 days.
If you go too fast, you will make mistakes, GO SLOW!!!
HAVE FUN. :)
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
If you have LEARNED all of the above Guitar Chords, then you are doing very well!
BAR CHORDS!!!- The Next Level
