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Learning how to play a basic guitar is easier than learning to ride a bicycle. Basic guitar lessons ensure that even a beginner can easily pick up all that is required to become a good guitarist. Familiarizing yourself with the basic guitar chords is an important beginner guitar lesson to start with.
Chord Courtesy – Recognize the Chords
A chord is a combination of three or more notes sounded simultaneously. There are only six chords in all, the permutations of which can be grouped into three segments – major, minor, and the seventh. Major chords sound more stable and comprises of the root, the third, and the fifth. Minor chords induce a somber mood and have a minor third instead of the major third of the major chord, one semitone being the vital difference.
Seventh chords constitute a fourth note in addition to the major triad, which maybe a minor or major 7th above the tonic ie., a whole or half step below it. Seventh chords sound a little tentative and are incomplete but are relatively easy to play than the other chords. Most of the seventh chords are based on CAGED fingerings. The variations depend on the quality of both the original chord, and the seventh added.
Power chords consist of the root note and a fifth, an octave being an occasional addition. Power chords form the backbone of rock and pop music. The absence of the third, robs them of being defined as a true chord and is often referred to as dyads or simple intervals.
Hitting the Right Chord
Guitar chords are the foundation on which you base the other lessons on playing a basic guitar on. Hence, it is imperative to learn and practice the art of striking the right notes by hitting the right chords. The list of basic major and minor chords that you have to memorize is A Major (A), A Minor (Am), C, D, Dm, E, Em, F, and G. The wonderful news is that just by learning a bunch of chords you will soon be able to play hundreds of songs. Bob Dylan’s Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door is a classic that anyone can easily master. It involves four chords – C, G, Dm, and F. Several songs and riffs accompanied by free guitar lessons are available online. Though chords are easy to learn, there is no substitute for practice and hard work in search of excellence.
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