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Question:I m a beginner and I am trying to learn to play the guitar on my own...So, I just wanted to know:
1) How many chords should I learn minimum before moving on and starting to play complete songs? And what chords do you suggesT?
2) whats the next step? I mean after learning chords what do you do?
3) what kind of practice excercises do you do to get used to "switching" chords?
THNKS THNKS aNd THnKs!
Btw,pleeeeaaasee try to answer my qn., I have to post my qns like 2 or 3 times just to get a few answers...PLEASE help....

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I m a beginner and I am trying to learn to play the guitar on my own...So, I just wanted to know:
1) How many chords should I learn minimum before moving on and starting to play complete songs? And what chords do you suggesT?
2) whats the next step? I mean after learning chords what do you do?
3) what kind of practice excercises do you do to get used to "switching" chords?
THNKS THNKS aNd THnKs!
Btw,pleeeeaaasee try to answer my qn., I have to post my qns like 2 or 3 times just to get a few answers...PLEASE help....

I don't think you should learn chords at all, not to begin with anyway. It's not a great way of learning the guitar, because you tend to think that it's all just a matter of knowing a few chords, and you never unlock the neck as a player.

I recommend that you play the tunes of songs you like, to begin with. Listen to the songs you love so that you can memorise the tune and sing it to yourself. Next, work out how to play that tune on the guitar. Just by playing one note at a time, no chords.

The more you do this, the more familiar you will become with where each note is - e.g, that the 15th fret on the low E string is exactly the same note as the 10th fret on the A string, which is the same note as the 5th fret on the D string, which is the same note as the open G string. Etc.

There are certain basic chord positions that it helps to know. The E major/minor positions would be two of them. Likewise, the major and minor chords you can play at the bottom of the neck in A, D, G, F, C and B. Since those are the seven notes in a C major scale, those are the basic guitar chords taken care of right there. E, A, D and G are probably the easiest, F and C a bit tricker, B hardest of all.

The only way to practice switching between them is to practice songs that use them. The song will pull you along. Don't, for goodness' sake, practice empty exercises that you don't enjoy playing because they don't mean anything. Make it about learning a song you really want to be able to play.

There are literally hundreds of other chords than the ones above, but you will soon learn that in fact they are all built on a quite small number of basic patterns, which are in turn capable of many small variations. All the guitarist has to do is shift these patterns up and down the fretboard. It's even easier than the piano.

Once your fingers are more independent, you will easily be able to go from one chord to another. The most tricky and elusive chords will lie down in front of you and purr.

Try to figure out how to play songs you love! That is by far the best way to learn! It will develop everything - not just your finger strength, but also your ear and your memory.

The only thing you can do it practice, practice, practice. You will get better with time, and changing chords will be easier with time.

I just started playing guitar a couple years but the first chords I learnes were in a coutry riff...so G, Em, C and D7...some other easy chords you should look at are A, Am, E, D, G7 and F. Also try power chords. When you get those chords just look up tabs with chords and play them..you should start with something easy like Last Kiss by Pearl Jam (the chords not the picking just yet)..or the chords for Nowhere With You by Joel Plaskett. Hope that helps!

well there are a few things you can do. I myself am a begginer still getting there.
While we are both stil doing slow / simple riffs you need to get used to working your fingers out.

there are quite a few wars to do this

1)play the blues scale to warm your fingers

2) place your hand on the fretboard and lift your fingers one or two at a time to get a stretch..

an there is no definitive amount of chords to learn.

the easiest way to learn one chord is to take your hand off the fretboard then place it back forming the chord. Strike each individual note of the chord to make sure your applying plenty of pressure and not muting other notes. now take your hand off and form the chord again. Doing this a couple times will help muscle memory form making the chord feel natural. Then progress to your next chord, Once you learn that switch from chord to chord with out restarting till the transition feels smooth.

excellent question.

i was a beginner once and i soon learned that practice is the only way to get better. you can think about how to play guitar and memorize chord diagrams all day but actually playing and practicing.

the best way to get better at chord changes is to do them over and over until u can do them smoothly.

chords are the rhythm of the song. to add a little spice (or solo/intro) there are tabs that you can learn from

try going to ultimate-guitar.com

all you do is type in your favorite song and it will bring up tabs for what you do, the chords you learn for that song and where to put ur fingers in the non-chord part.

good luck