Acoustic Guitar Lessons Chords Part 3 ? Easy To Play Guitar Chords
In this third part of my acoustic guitar lessons chords you are going to learn the Am chord and the E chord. Last time we learn the two basic easy chords which is the G minor and the D chord. These chords arethe easiest chords to play. Not only that, it is also one of the most used guitar chord in any song. These chords are the most basic open position guitar chords. An open position chords are chords that contains at least one open string. If you’re a beginner, these are the first chords that you should learn.
Let’s start with the Am (A minor) chord. The Am chord pattern is shown below in figure 1. To play this put your finger 2 on the 2nd fret of D string, finger 3 is in 2nd fret G string and finger 1 on 1st fret of B string. The 0 means you play the open string and an open string is where you don’t touch the string with your left hand finger. Then strum down all the 5 strings starting from A string. Make sure that all the notes of the chords sounded. How to check this? Simple, pick each string individually from the 6th string to the 1st string. This will help you make sure that all of the notes of the chord are sounding.
e——-0————————————- High e (smallest string)
B——-1————————————
G——-2————————————
D——-2————————————
A——-0————————————
E———————————————- Low E (biggest string)
Figure 1
And once again, all the notes on 5 strings should be sounding perfectly. Strum all the 5 strings down and up strokes. Then count each time you strum. Count 1, 2, 3, 4 and also 1 & 2 & 3 & 4.
Try to play a basic 2 chord progression with the Am and the C chord that we learn in the previous acoustic guitar lessons. You’ll find it easier to shift from Am to C chord because you’ll shift only one finger which is the 3rd finger. You have to practice switching between these 2 chords. Keeping a steady beat and counting. Strum the Am chord 4 times at the count of 1, 2, 3, 4 and then shift to C chord. Again play the C chord 4 times at the count of 1, 2, 3, 4. Try not to stop because your goal here is to switch between chords with perfect timing and it sounds the best as possible.
The Next acoustic guitar lessons chords is the E chord. E chord has the same pattern with Am chord. To play this, put your finger 2 on the 2nd fret of A string, finger 3 is on 2nd fret of D string and finger 1 on 1st fret of G string. The 0 means you play the open string and an open string is where you don’t touch the string with your left hand finger. Then strum down all the 6 strings. Make sure that all the notes of the chords sounded.
e——-0———————————– High e (smallest string)
B——-0———————————-
G——-1———————————-
D——-2———————————-
A——-2———————————-
E——-0———————————– Low E (biggest string)
Figure 2
And once again, all the notes on all string should be sounding perfectly; strum all the strings down and up strokes. Then count each time you strum. Count 1, 2, 3, 4 and also 1 & 2 & 3 & 4.
Now its time play a basic chord progression with all the beginner guitar lessons chords that we have learned. You have to practice switching between chords effectively. Keeping a steady beat and counting.
Try to play the following Chord progression shown below
Em – Am – C – G
G – Em – D – G
E – Am – D – G
G – Em – Am – D
Strum the first chord 4 times at the count of 1, 2, 3, 4 and then shift to the next chord. Do the same thing again to the remaining chords.
Okay there you have it the next 2 easiest acoustic guitar lessons chords. Now its time for you to practice. Enjoy and have fun. Good luck!
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I like how you taught us like we were beginners, because most people make videos thinking we know this when we dont, which is why were looking it up. Thanks alot:)
@dreamersbelievers there isnt a first chord but this guy is just using d beacause its simple
@beautyflower17 don’t be a twat
@beautyflower17 don’t be a twat
could u plz make a video on how to play im yours easy fro beginners without that clip thing
@veryeclectic yeah get a guitar with a bigger neck or somethin’ i’ve got the opposite problem my neck happens to be too big for my fingers
@corin121 like anyone else has been saying only enough pressure for the strings to fully ring if you hear buzzing or strings cutting off and not ringing in time or muting thats when you’re playing wrong
um well this other dude on youtube said 1st chord is e!
I remember when I first started playing the guitar. Your fingers hurt like HELL for the first few days. I recommend that you practice all day on the first day until you can’t take the pain anymore. Wait until the pain is gone, and you have grow calluses.
hi, a total guitar rookie here, but i have a question. i am following this video to learn a particular song i love, but when i strum the chord, it doesnt sound like whats in the video. and i know my guitar is tuned sooo im wondering what im doing wrong. any help would be greatly appreciated!!
@alanp36
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@alanp36
thank you very much!!!
@corin121
Corin, you only need to use enough pressure to make each string sound clear. If you are having trouble, try holding each string by itself first, and plucking it until you get a clear sound. Ideally. When you are strumming a chord, you would normally hold the chord for as long as you want it to ring out. As soon as you release, the chord will stop. Depending on the piece you are playing, this could be short or long. Keep trying, it will come.
hey!!
I have a question…
I’ve just started to learn guidar alone following this video…so I dont know at all how to..
I was wondering how much pressure do I put into the chords cause the sound isn’t very clear…I mean do I touch the chords alla the time(for example when I do the D chord)???
I know I sound stupid but I don’t get it… It doesn’t sound the same with the video at all!!!
please sbdy help me….
grr my 3rd finger keeps blocking the high e :/
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@The01Toby i lefty with a righty so its twice as hard
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