HOW TO READ GUITAR CHORD CHARTS

While learning to play guitar is a lifelong journey, guitar chords are one of the first and most important steps new players can take to starting to play some of their favorite songs. Guitar chords are made up of at least three notes played on two or more strings, strummed together to create a full-bodied sound that helps to provide the melody of a song.

Even if you aren’t ripping through a solo, complete with a flurry of fast fingerwork along the fretboards incorporating a variety of techniques, learning to play chords can help you to strum along with the rhythm parts of a song. Additionally, ambitious players can strum chords and learn to sing over them or accompany other vocalists while playing the rhythm parts of a song.

One of the first steps amassing an extensive guitar chord vocabulary is learning how to read guitar chords. This can help you easily learn shorthand to play a variety of chords in different positions along the fretboard. In this article, you’ll learn how to read chord charts to help you more easily learn how to properly play a variety of chords.