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