Learn electric guitar

Then play every string and let the chord And now, without any further ado, here are the chords: To play an Open E, place your index finger on the G string at the first fret, place your middle finger on the A string at the second fret, and place your ring finger on the D string at the second fret. For help reading the chord charts, see my post on how to read chord charts. To start with here, for your first chords, we will play 3 different major open chords. A major chord can be said to have a "strong", "bright" and "happy" sound, while a minor chord has a comparitively "darker" or more "melancholy" sound.

They come in two basic varieties, major and minor. The root note is just what musicians the note around which the chord is built. Chords are named after their root note. This is only a problem for beginner guitarists, after a brief time learning electric guitar you will quickly have enough strength not to be bothered by having to barre a chord.

However, they do require more strength in the fingering hand, which can make them frustrating for very new guitarists. In theory they are not any more complex to play than an open chord. Because barre chords involve no open strings, the same shapes can be moved up and down the neck to create a chord in any key. These chords involve pressing one or more fingers down across several strings. There is another type of chord known as a Barre Chord.