How To Play Guitar Chords By Bill Tyers | ©2013 All rights reserved
Let’s Get Started
If you are looking for free guitar lessons then welcome to our introductory series. The list below sets out the individual steps needed to cover the basics you will need to know before moving on to chord playing.
Once you have completed the chords in G and D major plus the minor chord lessons you will be ready to move on to a more challenging lessons. It’s recommended that you start by focusing on rhythm patterns. After that you may be interested in working through either the chord progression lessons or trying some finger style technique. Both will provide you with an opportunity to further develop your creativity on the guitar.
Once you are finished with the basics you may want to explore other genres such as Fingerstylye, Blues, Rock or maybe Bluegrass. There are a multitude of online courses available, unfortunately many are of very low standard. We have evaluated many of these courses and have selected the very best to share with you.
Guitar Tricks offer online lessons that are perfect for students interested in learning to play popular songs, perform live with a band, or jam with friends. They also have an extensive library of over 500 Songs with how to play tutorials.
Check out Jamorama for a great video series on basic Finger Picking technique, or if you’re interested in playing Blues guitar Guitar Tricks offer a great series taught by some of the best touring and session guitarist in the world, and covers everything from the best way to hold your pick, all the way to the advanced techniques of your favorite players.More experienced guitarists may be interested in the ArtistWorks series from top artists such as Fingerstyle guru Martin Taylor, Bluegrass master Bryan Sutton and Rock supremo Paul Gilbert
What You Will Learn
On completion of this section you will have a firm grasp on the following skills:
- The names of the various parts of the guitar.
- How to hold the guitar in a comfortable playing position.
- How to tune your guitar.
- You will be able to read chord charts for guitar.
- How to hold the pick.
- How to play songs using the main chords in the key of D and G major.