In a chord, there is the most important note, which is responsible for building the entire chord, and complementary notes that give a certain shade, for example, a minor brings sadness, a major adds fun.
You can play chords both by striking, and by notes or brute force, so the art of chords should be learned as early as possible, it will come in handy in any performance. As a rule, accompaniment is played along with chords for any songs, thus creating a background melody. To learn how to play guitar chords, there are a few tips to keep in mind.
- First you need to learn the most basic chords. You should not learn all the chords at once, but having learned the main ones, in the future it will be easy for you to supplement your stock with newer chord options on your own. The main chords are A, C, Am, D, Dm, E, Em, F, A7, G, G7. These are pretty easy chords to play. Having memorized them, you can easily perform many songs and supplement your repertoire.
- An important point in learning is to learn how to clamp chords correctly, otherwise it will be very difficult in the future.
- It is also very important to be able to make all the notes that you hold down to sound in the chord. If even one is lost, the sound will cut the ear. Therefore, chords should be clamped as close to the fret as possible. Otherwise, when you play chords, they will tremble.
- In the game, it is necessary to control the position of the fingers. The fingers on the left hand (index, ring, pinky and middle) should be in a bent state, it is not advisable to straighten them, and the thumb resting on the bar should be straightened in any situation. It is necessary to control that the thumb is always at the same level as the index finger.
- It is not advisable to grip the strings with all your might - the chord will not be more correct. The main thing in the game is accuracy. If you have memorized a chord, then playing it will not require much effort from you, and this is what you should strive for.
- During training, you need to constantly check the correctness of the chord, while the right hand is moved along the strings very slowly. Such a check will allow you to find out which strings are not clamped well enough, which should be given special attention.
From the first steps, it will be quite difficult to correctly change chords one by one without stumbling, so the sound of the melody will be intermittent. Over time, through training, you will come to the fact that your fingers will immediately stand in the correct position.
