| To learn to play guitar is difficult and easy at the | | | | fingers. Just release the pressure of your left |
| same time. The guitar is a fascinating instrument. | | | | hand fingers a bit and slide up to the new |
| It is very difficult to master in some areas but | | | | position.This method of sliding to new positions |
| you will also find wells of easy to play but nice | | | | can be used when you change between chords. |
| sounding treasures among the strings.In this learn | | | | Many times you can keep one or more of your |
| to play guitar article I will give some examples of | | | | fingers on your fingerboard and slide when you |
| easy to play guitar chords and progressions. I will | | | | change to new chords. This will make it easier to |
| use guitar tab to help you find the notes on your | | | | find the chord and will speed up the chord |
| guitar.In this article i will only use the first four | | | | change.Our last little guitar chord progression will |
| strings on the guitar. In the guitar tab staff | | | | use the same progression with just a different |
| notation I will also use only the first four lines. The | | | | way to play the E7 chord.Remember that all |
| first string is the thinnest string on the guitar or | | | | these chord progressions can be repeated over |
| the E-string.The first guitar tab progression will be | | | | and over as intros or something else in the key |
| in the key of D. The chords of the progression is | | | | of D on your guitar.1. --2---0--- |
| Dmaj7 and Em7. Here is the guitar tab:1. --2---0--- | | | | 2. --3---0--- |
| 2. --2---0--- | | | | 3. --2---1--- |
| 3. --2---0--- | | | | 4. --0---0---Observe that you can slide with you |
| 4. --0---0---The guitar chord progression above | | | | first finger that you hoopefully have pressed |
| can be used as a little intro in a song in the key | | | | down on the second fret of the third string when |
| of D. It can also end a song or be used as a | | | | you play D. When you change to the second |
| break between verses in a song. You can repeat | | | | chord you can slide to the first fret.The above |
| the progression to make it last longer.The next | | | | progressions use the open D-string as a |
| example will use the first chord and a Gm6 as the | | | | fundament so to speak and this bass note |
| second chord. This little passage can also be used | | | | creates an illusion of peace in the chord |
| as an intro in a song if you like it:1. --2---0--- | | | | progressions. In tonal music this bass note is called |
| 2. --2---3--- | | | | a pedal point.If you like finger picking on your |
| 3. --2---3--- | | | | guitar I will give you a pattern that can be used |
| 4. --0---0---The following example will use just | | | | with these chords. I will use the common classical |
| one chord, the D chord and it will be moved two | | | | guitar symbols for the right hand fingers. P |
| frets up. When you move the chord up it will not | | | | denotes the thumb, i the first finger, m the middle |
| be D anymore. It will change into a E7 or if you | | | | finger and a the ring finger.1. --a-----------a--- |
| want E/D. This means that you play an E-chord | | | | 2. ----------m------- |
| with the note D as a bass note.The chords in this | | | | 3. ------i----------- |
| guitar chord progression will be D and E7. Try it!1. | | | | 4. --p---------------I hope you will find this little learn |
| --2---4--- | | | | to play guitar lesson helpful. There are a lot of |
| 2. --3---5--- | | | | chord progressions that sounds nice but are very |
| 3. --2---4--- | | | | easy to play. In other words, I will be back!Peter |
| 4. --0---0---When you move the chord up the | | | | Edvinsson is a musician, composer and music |
| two frets you don't need to lift you left hand | | | | teacher. |