| Have you ever felt frustrated playing basic guitar | | | | popular songs you'll want to play. The Chord Family |
| chords? Did you ever feel like your weren't really | | | | approach is much more useful then just randomly |
| learning to play the guitar? I know I did. | | | | learning unrelated chords. |
| I kept looking for all sorts of secret guitar tutorials and | | | | The groupings (keys) are: |
| techniques that would show me real electric guitar | | | | Key of A: A, D & E |
| lessons. I knew that these basic guitar chords were | | | | Key of C: C, D minor, E minor, F & G |
| only for amateurs. So I neglected them. Instead trying | | | | Key of D: D, E minor, G & A |
| to learn rifts and hooks from my favourite songs, only | | | | Key of G: G, A minor, C, D & E minor |
| to give up in disgust when my progress was, to be | | | | 2. Master one key family at a time: For the best results |
| frank, pathetic. | | | | and ability to pay some great progressions right away. |
| Perhaps, your experiences were similar. In which case, | | | | 3. Practice simple songs: Pick an easy song that you |
| I completely understand. | | | | can get the chords and lyrics for and practise it well. |
| There is some good to come out of all this though for | | | | Many songs can be played with as little as three |
| guys like us. | | | | chords. There is a great sense of satisfaction in being |
| After giving up for the 'fiftieth' time. I decided that | | | | able to play a whole song from start to finish. |
| enough is enough and I was going to learn to master | | | | 4. Become an expert at the basic chords before |
| this electric guitar even if it killed me. Putting aside all | | | | moving on: Make sure you put the practise in on these |
| pre-conceived ideas I tore though every learn guitar | | | | basic chords. You can build a large repertoire of songs |
| manual, online lesson and DVD I could find. | | | | based just on these basic chords. Once you are an |
| Finally I discovered the real secret to becoming an | | | | expert you can move onto more complicated chords |
| electric guitar virtuoso. | | | | like barre chords. But your foundations will be strong |
| Perfect Basics | | | | and you will already be playing guitar like a pro. |
| I call this technique perfect basics, because it is all | | | | Warning: It is tempting as you start to see success |
| about getting the basic technique, chords and scales | | | | with the basic guitar chords, to stop practising them |
| down cold. Perfect in fact. | | | | and go off into other techniques, before you have truly |
| Like building a house, you need strong foundations. | | | | mastered them. DON'T. Please take this seriously, and |
| These tips are the foundations to real guitar playing | | | | persist with your basic guitar chords training. Only that |
| 1.Learn chords by key: These chords are best learned | | | | way can you fully master the electric guitar and |
| by key. Combined together they make up many of the | | | | become the guitar expert you truly want to be. |