Most beginner guitar players start to get nervous when it comes to learning electric guitar chords – and I can understand why! Learning chords requires dedication, practise and very importantly the correct tuition. It’s when it comes to learning chords this is the point that a lot of guitar players will lose interest and give up. But with the right tips this needn’t be you!

You should start by getting yourself a good guitar chord book and chart. Stick the chart on the wall near where you’ll be practising so you can refer to it as you go. Guitar charts can be a bit daunting when you start learning electric guitar given just how many chords there are, but the good news is that to be able to play the majority of popular songs you will only need to concentrate on a small number of chords.

Chords to learn first are C, D & G. Concentrate just on these three to start with and practise over and over again until you are very confident with them. Try playing them back to back so you can learn shifting finger position from one chord to the next. Once you can play these chords well on your guitar, find some simple songs which use these chords and make sure the music is something you like (very important!). You will be surprised how quickly you can pick up your first song provided you have put the ground-work into your chords and guitar fingering.

In terms of how to position your fingers for the chords and your strumming or picking pattern, this is something that is definitely best taught using learn guitar videos. While pictures are helpful, getting some electric guitar videos will increase your speed of learning guitar enormously.

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