| One of the most versatile musical instruments could | | | | tabs (tablatures). This is the method guitarists will use |
| want to learn to play is the guitar. As soon as person | | | | in order to notate music and when you look more |
| is able to play this instrument then they can choose | | | | closely at your guitar you see it has 6 strings. The |
| between playing either classical, rock, pop, country, | | | | top string is the thickest and as you move towards |
| folk as well as other styles of music on it. However in | | | | the bottom one you will see that they progressively |
| order for a person to be able to play any of these | | | | get thinner. Each string is numbered from 1 to 6 and |
| kinds of music styles the will first need to learn how | | | | 1 being at the bottom (thinnest) and 6 being the top |
| to play guitar chords. | | | | string (the thickest). Also on the neck of your guitar |
| However before you can learn these you will need to | | | | you will notice some small metal bars which are |
| know the basics relating to how you play a guitar. | | | | spaced at various intervals and the closer you get to |
| First it is important that you learn how to hold the | | | | the top of the guitar neck the less space there is |
| guitar correctly. The body of the guitar should be | | | | between each bar. These are more commonly |
| resting on your right leg (if you are right handed) and | | | | referred to as the frets. There are around about 20 |
| left leg (if you are left handed). But here we are | | | | frets to be found on a standard size guitar and when |
| going to be looking at the way to hold the guitar if | | | | playing any chords you will often find that you use |
| you are right handed. Next you should curl your right | | | | only the first 4 or 5 of them. |
| hand into a fist (but not too tight) and ensure that | | | | In order to learn how to play guitar chords a person |
| your thumb is parallel to your first finger. Now you | | | | needs to fully understand how the tabs and frets |
| need to get your pick and place this between your | | | | work together. So if for example you needed to |
| thumb and the first finger, but ensuring that you do | | | | learn to play an A major chord then a person would |
| not actually clench it with any of your fingers. All the | | | | strum on the first open string, along with the second |
| pick needs to do is rest behind the thumb. Now you | | | | open and then play on the 3rd string with the finger |
| get your left hand and this needs to be wrapped | | | | over the first fret and also play the 4th string with |
| around the neck of the guitar and again the four | | | | their finger placed over the 2nd fret and then play |
| fingers on the left hand should just loosely curl | | | | the 5th string with their finger placed over the 2nd |
| around the neck of the guitar. | | | | fret whilst the 6th string is left open. Although it may |
| In order to learn how to play guitar chords | | | | seem difficult a lot of practice will ensure that things |
| effectively a person need to learn how to read guitar | | | | become much easier. |