Chord is known as a  collection of notes played together. The maximum number of notes in a guitar chord is 6. To learn guitar chords it is  primary  that you have a general cognition of music. You should also know the standard  notational system for the guitar. note for the guitar is written for the right  hand or the treble clef.

An open note is the note played on a particular string without pressing on a fret. The open note of the  first string, or the thickest string of your guitar is E. When strummed while the first fret is pressed, the note is  F. The third fret on the first string is G.

Like above, all the strings on the guitar have an open note and a note for each fret. The order of open notes from top to  bottom or from the thickest string to the thinnest string is E, A, D, G, B, E. When different frets are pressed in various strings they give diverse notes. It is primary that you know all the notes on the fret board in  order to learn guitar chords.

The frets are numbered as 1, 2, and 3 and so on starting at the end of the guitar neck and  continuing towards the guitar body.

When you learn guitar chords you will discover that there are major, minor, and seventh chords. Each chord should be played  by placing particular fingers on the certain frets of the correct string.

When you learn guitar chords, the most basic chords to learn are A, C, G, and D. These  chords are easy to learn as they are open. In an open chord at least one string is not pressed down by the finger.

For example A major guitar chord takes place entirely on the second fret. G major chord takes  place on the 2nd and 3rd frets. Similarly other major chords take place on many frets. These chords can be  seen on the net or any book on guitar chords. There are different website on  the Intenet with video demonstrations to help you learn guitar chords, so you can easily figure out the techniques used for playing.

It takes a lot of practice to learn guitar chords. It might not be simple to play  songs at first since they contain numerous chords which demand to be changed rapidly. To  overcome this try learning a few chords and varying between them slow at first and than with increasing  speed. Once you learn the basics of chords, you will be able to play anything you  want.

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