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You can play both notes and chords on your guitar!. If you picked just the top open string, you have played an E note!. You know how to play an E chord and that chord is a a collection of notes played at the same time!. From top to bottom string, E, B, E, G sharp, B, E!. Played together, that's the E chord!.

To play a sharp or flat note is easy!. For example, the top open string is E!. If you press your finger on the first fret, the closest to the tuning keys on the fret board, that is F!. Move it up one more and its F sharp!.

A sharp is a half note higher than a natural note!. F is a natural note, F sharp is half a note higher!. A flat is half a note lower than a natural note!. So F sharp and G flat are the same note, both notes are played on the second fret of the top string!.

If you move your finger up the string, you move up through the scale of notes!. Interestingly, when you get to to the fifth fret of the top string, it will be the same note as the open string below it!. They should sound the same, if not you need to tune your guitar!. You may already tune your guitar in this way!.

Chords can work in a similar way!. You can move a chord up the frets by barring the open strings with your finger or fingers!. These are called Barre chords or Bar chords!. For example, if you play an E chord with your middle, ring and pinkie fingers, then slide it up one and lay your pointing finger across the frets so all the strings are pushed down, you are playing an F chord, Move it up one more and that is F sharp!.

A barre chord allows you to move a chord up the frets allowing you to play sharps and flats!. You can move E, A and other chords up the board by barring!.

Barre chords take some practice, but one you have them you can play just about any thing!.

Some helpful sites below for further info on flats and sharps, barre chord charts and some video lessons!.

Happy playing!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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it's not always as easy as moving up or down one fret with your fingers when switching from a natural to a flat or sharp!. Look at a chord chart!. For every note on a chord chart, it not only tells you which strings to strum, but it also tells you which fingers to put on which fret!.

And to answer your additional question, a note is a single sound at a specific pitch!. (plucking one string), where as a chord is a group of notes played at once in order to make a harmony (strumming several strings at once)

Hope I helped!Www@QuestionHome@Com

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basically, take a note, like A on the G string (middle sting, second fret)!.

Now you put your second fingeron the second fret for the A note

NOW move a fret down by putting your first finger on the first fret!. You have just played A flat, or another name for it is G sharp


My point is, for sharp notes, move a fret up!. For flat notes move a fret down!. To sharp a string note, put the first finger on the string!.

E and F are right next to eachother, so F is only techinicall E's sahrp!. Same with B and C!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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You need instruction!. There are some good free lessons on YouTube!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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To add to the top two responses, which are defined well, I add that the chords with the 7 attached are known as dominate seventh chords!. In simple terms, they serve as stepping-stone chords to the next chord played!.

Your best option, other than hiring an instructor, is to find a good chord book having about 2,500 chords in it!. In the book, you will learn many other formations such as this C#: X43121 and XX6669 and 446664!.

You must learn to play notes and chords!. Learning basic music theory would be wise!. A learning book called "Hal Leonard's Beginning Guitar Method #1" is an excellent source to learn basic chord formations, tuning instructions, and music theory with exercises!.

But you must apply yourself and focus on good practice routines!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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