Guitar Chords

Learn the basic beginner chords, find out how these chords are constructed, learn chord progressions. You'll see its pretty easy once you know the basics.

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Learn Guitar Chords

Learning guitar chords (sometimes misspelled as guitar cord) is one of the first steps a beginner guitarist will take in learning to play the guitar. Learning chords will already enable you to play real music and songs, which is really the reason you picked up the guitar in the first place.

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Chord Theory and Construction

Through learning guitar chords theory, you will be able to understand how chords on the guitar are constructed.

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Barre Chords

Barre chords (often written as bar chords) are a special type of guitar chords, which are movable to any fret on the fretboard in their given shape. Barre (bar) actually refers to the positioning of the index finger on your fretting hand, which must be laid across several frets, holding down several strings at once.

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Power Chords

First of all, a shocker. A power chord is not a chord! It is, in fact, a diad, which is 2 notes played together. Guitar power chords are very versatile, since the shape can be moved all over the fretboard, as with bar chords.

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Chord Progressions

First of all, a shocker. A power chord is not a chord! It is, in fact, a diad, which is 2 notes played together. Guitar power chords are very versatile, since the shape can be moved all over the fretboard, as with bar chords.

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