Beginner Chords Practice

Now that you know how to navigate the fretboard and play notes, it's time to try playing some simple chords: E minor and G major. If you or anyone in your life sings, you'll be able to play your very first song the end of this tutorial.

Now it's time to explore your first two chords that use all six strings: the full E minor chord and the full A minor chord. This will be a little harder for your left hand, but in return it makes it easier for your right hand. And most importantly it sounds great!

In this tutorial we'll learn two new and extremely important chords: C major and D major. These chords are a bit harder than the ones you've learned up until now, but as always we'll take it nice and slow and if you remember to stay patient and positive, your fingers will figure it out eventually. And as an extra bit of motivation I can tell you that once you add these two chords in with the ones you learned earlier you'll have a collection of chords that can be used to play thousands of songs.

In this tutorial we'll tackle the challenge of chord transitions by combining all the chords we've learned so far in various useful combinations. This may seem like a lot of work, but we're dealing with chords that are used all the time here, so it really is worth the extra focus.

Let's start out nice and easy, by learning 2 'Simple Chords'. This will enable us to work on the skill of changing from one chord to the other in rhythm. Then we will learn to play a short and easy song using those new chords and new skills, called 'Walk Downtown.'

Are you ready for another pair of SImple Chords? Once again, these chords use only 3 strings. We will practice their tone, and switching from one to the other in rhythm. Then we'll put all that to work and learn to play the song, 'I Believed You'.

Are you beginning to see how much music you can make with just a handful of simple chords, and a song to play? Let's add one more Simple Chord to your collection, and then learn to play the songs 'Would You?', and 'Long Long Train'. Have fun with this!

Welcome to the world of 'full' chords, using all 6 strings of the guitar. We'll start by learning the E Minor and the D Major chord, plus a couple of fun songs to play along with Lisa and the band. Have fun learning to play 'Funky Holiday', and 'Do Something For You,!

When you add the chords C, G, and Am to your collection, you will have learned the 5 most commonly found chords in guitar music! You won't believe the amazing doors this will open for you and your guitar playing.

Now that you know how to make 5 essential chords, let's put them to work in the context of rhythm, and playing songs. In this tutorial, you'll learn strategies for switching from one chord to another, plus, 2 fun songs to play along with Lisa and the band! Have fun learning to play 'Cross the Line', and 'Begin Again'!

In this tutorial we'll add the full G major chords to your arsenal. This one requires an extra bit of left hand finger stretching, but it is probably one of the most frequently used chords on the guitar, so it's more than worth the extra effort. Once we've gone through and practiced the full G chord, we'll combine it with our C and D chords and you'll see how these three chords share a very special relationship.

In this tutorial we'll add the classic A major chord to the arsenal. This one can be a little tricky as well, but it's so common that it's entirely worth the extra effort. Once we've practiced the full chord shape we'll combine it two other chords to get a whole little chord family in the key of A.

In this tutorial we'll add another very important chord to your arsenal, the F major chords. The traditional way to play the F chord is one of the hardest of the open chords, but in this tutorial we’ll learn an easier way to get around that. Someday you'll probably want to learn the harder version too, but the F chord is so common that it's really useful to have an easier alternative in the meantime.

In this tutorial we'll add the D minor chord to the arsenal, and then explore what it sounds like when we combine it with the A minor and E minor chords. Once again, the most important thing to get from this tutorial is to learn the D minor chord and practice switching between that and two of the most common chord shapes that are used along with it: A minor and E minor.

Once you master the skills of getting from one chord to the next, on time and in rhythm, there are thousands of songs you'll be able to play with your 5-Chord Power Pack. Switching chords on time and in rhythm takes strategy - and you'll learn it all in this tutorial.