How to Play
The Basic Guitar Chords

Start with the 15 basic guitar chords. You'll be able to play thousands of songs using just the first three basic open chords.

They're called open chords because they use at least one open string. These beginner chords are used more than any other chords.

Some chords aren't played in the open position. They're called barre/bar chords, and are played using movable chord shapes, with the first finger crossing all the strings. The open chords ring clearer and brighter than bar chords, and are easier to learn for a beginner.

If you're left handed you can open a new window for a left handed chord chart here! You can re-size it and use it alongside these lessons.

Save the left handed chord chart to your favorites until you know all 15 chords.

Follow the lessons in order. Each lesson contains it's own tips that will help you learn quickly, and have you strumming your favorite songs as soon as possible.

Bookmark this page ... it's the index page for the chord lessons, then, let's move on to the next beginner lesson:

• Basic Chord Chart

The other lessons:

• The D Chord.
• The C Chord
• The G Chord
• An Important Chord Change Tip
• The A Chord
• The E Chord
• The F Chord
• The A Minor Chord.
• The E Minor Chord.
• The B Minor Chord.
• The D Minor Chord.
• The A7th Chord.
• The E7th Chord.
• The B7th Chord.
• The G7th Chord.
• The C7th Chord.
• The D7th Chord.
• Basic Left Handed Chord Chart

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