Qustion about a few cords

I everyone i start to learn how to play a guitar and i using a classic guitar for that, i try to play the A minor cord as shown below like christopher schlegel show in the video.

******
1*****
*2****
******

whit practice i mange to do it, but when i try combine it whit the E cord

******
******
1*****
******

in Israeli song i found that they use other combination of fingers to make the E & Am cords, the combination shown below.

Am
******
1*****
*3****
*2****

E
******
1*****
******
*3****
*2****

my questions is what the difference between the to styles and what the correct way to play this cords ?

Originally Posted by: ofirozI everyone i start to learn how to play a guitar and i using a classic guitar for that, i try to play the A minor cord as shown below like christopher schlegel show in the video.
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Hey & welcome!
[QUOTE=ofiroz]my questions is what the difference between the to styles and what the correct way to play this cords ?

We start with very simple versions of certain chords to get absolute beginners moving. We just want you to play something simple to get you going! Very soon the course will introduce the full chord versions of the chords you might be more familiar with. Same for all the simple chords we start with.

There is no difference whatsoever between styles or guitars with regard to the notes & chords: all the notes are all in the same place on both types of guitar, all the chords work the same way.

You will see that the simple chords at the beginner level get built into the full chord. This is because the simple version is just a small part of the full chord version.

Simple A minor chord:
E |--0--|
B |--1--|
G |--2--|
D |-----|
A |-----|
E |-----|

Full A minor chord:
E |--0--|
B |--1--|
G |--2--|
D |--2--|
A |--0--|
E |-----|

Same for the E chord:

Simple E major chord:
E |--0--|
B |--0--|
G |--1--|
D |-----|
A |-----|
E |-----|

Full E major chord:
E |--0--|
B |--0--|
G |--1--|
D |--2--|
A |--2--|
E |--0--|

See we are just adding more notes to the simple version to get the full version. Make sense?

There are many, many different ways to play any given chord on the guitar. We just started with the simplest possible versions so beginners could get some music happening as soon as possible. After that, we gradually increase the complexity of the content as the courses move forward.

Hope this helps. Best of success!

Thank you about the answer, the answer help we to understand where i standing and why it's look familiar in one side but still not familiar in other side.

I have one more question when i see cords that end in 'm' (ex. Am) it's equal to (ex. A minor) and when i see cord without other latter it's major, i ask this base on the cord from the beginner videos (E, G, A minor etc.).

Originally Posted by: ofirozThank you about the answer, the answer help we to understand where i standing and why it's look familiar in one side but still not familiar in other side.

I have one more question when i see cords that end in 'm' (ex. Am) it's equal to (ex. A minor) and when i see cord without other latter it's major, i ask this base on the cord from the beginner videos (E, G, A minor etc.).

Hey Ofiroz,
Christopher already answered your other question, but I'll answer the last one for you. You are right, if there's nothing after the chord then it's a major chord.

Have a great weekend, and best of luck in your learning.

Thank you for the answer about the major and what about the minor

Originally Posted by: ofirozwhen i see cords that end in 'm' (ex. Am) it's equal to (ex. A minor)

Hey Ofiroz,
The minor chords usually have the lower case m afterwards. There may be some exceptions to this, as I've seen other symbols used on song charts. However most of the time, minor chords are shown with the lower case m, or min in lower case.

ok thank you about the answers.

No problem Ofiroz,
I'm glad I could help you, and let us know how it's going.