Chords

Here's the first lesson for the beginners...

Chords.

So what are chords? Chords are the combination of notes.

Basically chords are above the song lyrics. For notes and theory they are different story. So at least to be able to play a song or two, you have to learn chords, whether you like it or not.

Here is a chords table. To make everything simple, the "KEY" on top left is like the head of the family. The rest across the column is the family members. So I call them 'The Family Chords' or 'The Chords Family', based on your own liking.

	Major			Minor
KEY	1	4	5	2	3	6	7
C	C	F	G	Dm	Em	Am	Bm
D	D	G	A	Em	F#m	Bm	C#m
E	E	A	B	F#m	G#m	C#m	D#m
F	F	Bb	C	Gm	Am	Dm	Em
G	G	C	D	Am	Bm	Em	F#m
A	A	D	E	Bm	C#m	F#m	G#m
B	B	E	F#	C#m	D#m	G#m	Bbm

*Actually there's a line in between column 5 and 2

You can copy paste this and print it out to practice. If you do not know how to press the guitar, go check out some websites about chords. This is one.http://www.8notes.com/guitar_chord_chart/

Of course there are a lot of other websites. The link above is just a reference.

This is a simplify version of that bigger table. This was my first chords table. Learn it.

C	Am	F	G
D	Bm	G	A
E	C#m	A	B
F	Dm	Bb	C
G	Em	C	D
A	F#m	D	E
B	G#m	E	F#

So you might be wondering why are you learning all these? They are the basics. I remember my coach taught me that basics are important because they are the foundation. If you want to master a skill, go for the basic first. Same goes to the guitar. Master the basics first.

Oh I almost forgot, get a pick :) A thin pick for strumming an acoustic guitar.