Guitar Chords - Beginner Guitar Lesson #2

Welcome to our 2nd guitar lesson for beginner guitarist, where you will start learning how to hold chords. This is the real starting point of making music on your guitar. The basic chord you learn in this lesson will enable you to play hundreds, if not thousands of songs on your guitar. Of course, this will take practice. Remember that these chords may seem hard at first, but they'll become natural with time. Your fingers will flow to the correct strings at the correct frets instinctively, all it takes is 20 minutes of practice per day. After watching this free beginner guitar lesson, you'll:

• have a basic understanding of chords
• know the difference between major and minor chords
• know many basic chords you can practice
• develop your hand's strength and muscle memory

I'll teach you the basics of chords and the correct way of holding them, but it's up to you to practice them. Practice makes perfect, so practice these chords, and you'll see that they'll get easier and easier with each passing day.

After practicing the new chords you've learned, you could:

• move on to the next beginner guitar lesson on how to change between chords,
• have a look at all of our free guitar lessons for beginners,
• play some easy to learn guitar songs, for example
  • Hurt by Johnny Cash
  • Good Riddance by Green Day
  • Twist and Shout by The Beatles