Basic guitar chords to start out with

[ninthwondernj]

im still pretty new with guitar....and my question to yall who play guitar as well...what are some good starter/beginning chords or chord progressions that i should start out learning as a beginner?

[freeslicefattyj]

I'd say start off by just going and buying a beginning guitar book. That's what I did. I know most of the basic chords, bar chords, some fingerpicking stuff. Enough of a base to be able to dink around with stuff.

[ddnidd1]

For rock, blues, etc. I would suggest knowing Major, 7th (not major 7), minor, minor 7 and 9th chord forms. That will get you through a lot of popular music.

Also its critical to know the names of the individual notes on the guitar.

Here's a site that might be helpful http://www.looknohands.com/chordhous.../index_db.html but you can also just search on google for 'guitar chords' and you'll find plenty of sites.

The beginning is the hardest part - just keep playing. It gets to be a lot of fun.

[Poop-Loops]

When in doubt: bar it.

Also, it takes a while to get your fingers used to the positions. For a while the strings will probably buzz or be muted by other fingers. Don't get discouraged.

[Mark Wilson]

G, Em, C, D.

There ya go. you've learned Stand By Me.



Seriously. Learn G, Em, C, and D, and you can play a million songs.

-Mark

[Minger]

Eek...I need to do this. I've been powerchording...

On the other hand, I know the G chord...

[All_¥our_Bass]

F Major

barre version

e|-1
B|-1
G|-2
D|-3
A|-3
E|-1

[Mark Wilson]

and Eb6 while you're learning the hard ones!