Basic guitar arrangements for beginners
With eight open chords you can come with a great many songs. Here's how you step on them, how to learn them and how to change them with them without pauses.
with eight chords open, Do, Ree, Mi, Sol, La, La menor, Mi menor and Ree menorand you can have an enormous number of songs with them. It starts with My minor and The minor, with few fingers and they have been using them and they have been with them from day one.
Below are every chord described with string, the order that best to learn them, shortcuts to quickly change and progrestions to start playing songs. First of all, make sure your guitar's [well tuned]](/blog/como-afinar-la-guitarra): A well-paired chord on a broken guitar doesn't sound bad.
To sum up
- The eight essential open chords are Do, re, Mi, Sol, La, Lam, Mim and Rem.
- It starts with Mim and Lam and after that, Mi, Do, Sol, Ree, Rem and La.
- Between a bigger chord and his minor only a note changes: the third.
- He looks for fingers that stand still between chords and moves them as a block.
- Do the changes with slow metronomus before you care about the scrag.
Before we start: ropes, scattering and fingers
- Rings: They are numbered from the thinner (1st, My sharp) to the thicker (6th, My grave).
- Fingers of the hand that step on: 1 index, 2 mean, 3 ring, 4 pinks. The thumb goes after the mast.
- x = That string doesn't touch. 0 = lt's touched to the air, without stepping.
- 3 (d2) = 3 strand, step with finger 2.
- American figure: Do = C, re = D, Mi = E, Fa = F, Sol = G, La = A, Si = B. The "m" means minor: Am is The minor.
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The 8 basic chords, string by string
| Acorde | 6th Mi | 5th La | 4th Reg | 3ª Sun | 2nd If | First Mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mim (Em) | 0 | 2 (d2) | 3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lam (Am) | x | 0 | 2 (d2) | 3) | 1 (d1) | 0 |
| My (E) | 0 | 2 (d2) | 3) | 1 (d1) | 0 | 0 |
| Do) | x | 3 (d3) | 2 (d2) | 0 | 1 (d1) | 0 |
| Sun (G) | 3 (d2) | 2 (d1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (d3) |
| Reg (D) | x | x | 0 | 2 (d1) | 3 (d3) | 2 (d2) |
| Rem (Dm) | x | x | 0 | 2 (d2) | 3 (d3) | 1 (d1) |
| The A | x | 0 | 2 (d1) | 2 (d2) | 3) | 0 |
He scattering only from his proper string: Mim, My and Sun from 6th and Lam and Do and La from 5th and Rem from 4th and with x and scattering and scattering, because they put a serious note that doesn't belong to him or that doesn't suit his bottom.
Two alternative digitations that are worth knowing: The Sun also pits with fingers 3, 2 and 4 (at 6th, 5th and 1st), and that makes it easier to get through to Do and at La, if your fingers are big and they don't suit up at 3, try with fingers 2, 3 and 4.
More or less: the note that changes everything
A basic chord has three notes: the fundamental, that gives him his name, the third and the fifth. If the third is at four semitones from the fundamental, the chord is greater and if it's at three, it's lower. At guitar, that means that often it's enough to move a single finger.
| Acorde | Notes | From age to age |
|---|---|---|
| Mi / Mim | Mi-sol-psi / Mi-Soli | Lift finger 1 from the third string |
| La / Lam | The Do-Me-Me-Me-Me | The second string goes from 3 to 3. |
| Ree / Rem | Re-Fa-la / Re-Fa-la | The first string goes from 3 to 3 1 |
| Do | Do-Mi-Sol | Do minor requires seedling and come later |
| Sol | Sol-Si-Re | Minor Sun Requires Seedling and Arrives Later |
Touch Me and Mim followed: you will hear how the same chord goes from sound open and light to darker. Training that ear difference will serve you to get songs.
What order to learn them and how to change them quickly
- Mim: Just two fingers. Ideal for using his hand.
- Lam: Add a finger and share shape with the following.
- My: That's exactly how Lham's shape, moved a string to the grave.
- Do: From Lam, just move finger 3.
- Sun: He's opening his hand to his bad ropes.
- Ree and Rem: shape of triangle in the three acute ropes.
- The: 3 fingers clenched at the same cut and usually costs more than it looks.
| Cambio | What's keeping | What's up? |
|---|---|---|
| Do ↔ Lam | Fingers 1 and 2 | Finger 3 passes from fifth string (3) to third (2) |
| My ↔ Lam | The complete form | The three fingers move together a string to the ground |
| Mim ↔ Lam | The shape of the fingers 2 and 3 | Put a string down and add finger 1 |
| Re↔ Rem | Fold 3 at second string | Fingers 1 and 2 change their place |
| Sun ↔ Do (Sun with 3-2-4) | The shape of fingers 3 and 2 | They put a string down together, and 4 goes and 1 goes up. |
To practice, put the [metronome]](/herramientas/metronomo) 60 and scrape four times down at each chord before changing. When the change arrives at time, come down to two chord and then to one. Another useful test: time a minute and count how many times you change clear between two chord and write down and share it every week.
Progress to start playing songs
| Progression | Tonality | That's where you hear her |
|---|---|---|
| Sun - re - Mim - Do | G major | A lot of pop and rock songs |
| Do - Lam - Rem - Sol | C major | Ballades and classical radio songs |
| La - re - Mi | A major | Rock and roll and basic blues |
| Lam - Rem - Mi | A minor | Latin American boulders and music with minor tone |
| Re- Sol - La | D major | Popular and Fomatting Songs |
It starts with a four-pounding down by suit, one at a time. When changes come up without pause, try the pattern "down, down, up, get down, up," one of the most used with accompanying guitar. If you want to understand why these chords sound good together, the [circle of quintas]](/blog/circulo-de-quintas-explicado) explain.
If the chord doesn't sound clear
| Problema | probable cause | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| A string sounds off | Another finger's clawing. | It more clears his fingers and pits with the tip of his yolk |
| Metal buzzing | Stoppings far from the fringe or with little force | Finger his finger to his fringes. |
| The yolks hurt | It's normal first few weeks. | Shortens several times a day and skin tightens |
| The hand gets tiring fast | Exceeding tightens or thumb pushes above mast | Use the minimum pressure that will blow the note |
A [acoustic guitar] teacher](/clases/guitarra-acustica) and if you're wondering how soon you're gonna play complete songs, we'll count them at how long it takes to learn guitar.
Frequently asked questions
What's the easiest guitar chord?
My minor: you have two fingers at the second and fourth and the second and the six and they sound. That's why you are first with many teachers.
How many chords do I need to play songs?
With three or four chords well changed you can play many songs. The eight of this guide cover several tones and give you enough repertoire for months.
Do these chords serve as an electrical guitar?
That's right, they step on them. The wires are more thin and they usually cost less. That's how bad they are. The complete chords can sound confusing and they have more use of the fifth or power chords.
How do I read chords on a plate?
On a tablature, a chord appears as number stacked in the same column, one by string. We explain to you the complete system in our guide to read guitar and low tablatures.