Guitar Chords 101

Easy Guitar Chords in D

noreply@blogger.com (B.K. Wilson) — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 04:31:00 +0000

Guitar Chord Lesson: Learn To Play Nice Sounding Guitar Chords In D

A guitar is an amazing instrument. Sometimes hard to play but with easy nice sounding guitar chord secrets everywhere. Let's explore some easy but nice guitar chords.

Our first guitar chord will be Dmaj7. It is played in this way for example:

Dmaj: 0/4 2/3 2/2 2/1

An explanation of the notation. The first number indicates which fret to press down. The number after the slash which string. 2/3 means, press down the second fret on the third string.

If you lift up your fingers from this chord you will get a very easy guitar chord to play indeed! We can call it an Em7. It will look this way:

Em7: 0/4 0/3 0/2 0/1

This little chord progression makes a nice little intro to a song in D-major. If we write down a little guitar chord sequense it might look like this:

Dmaj7 / / / Em7 / / / Dmaj7 / / / Em7 / / /

Try strumming these. It's fun and easy on the fingers and they sound great. There's more to this tutorial. Check it out!

Christmas Guitar Chords

noreply@blogger.com (B.K. Wilson) — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:56:00 +0000

The holidays are approaching again already. Now's the time to go hunt up some Christmas guitar chords and refresh your chops for playing Christmas music. If you're like me, it's hard to find hours to go scouring the Internet for them.

You're in luck. Here's a round-up of where to get your Christmas guitar chords this year.

Short and Tasty List

Let's start with a short list of Christmas guitar chords with something for beginners--"Silent Night" has only three chords and "Jingle Bells" has only four chords! On the other hand, "The Christmas Song," also known as "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire" has eight chords.

If you like "Greensleeves" you're in luck. This site has a classical version with seven chords and a simplified version with five chords. There's a video of a guy playing it so you can see the chords in action. They provide sheet music with guitar tabs on-line and you can download it in an ebook you can print out. The same tune with five chords works for "What Child Is This?"

Maybe you can handle a faster speed and seven chords. Try "We Wish You a Merry Christmas." These are all available at http://www.guitarchordsmagic.com/guitar-song-chords/christmas-guitar-chords.html

Rock Your Christmas

For the rock fans among us--you know who you are--how about Christmas guitar chords for the great Eagles song "Please Come Home for Christmas." You can get the chords at
http://www.fretplay.com/tabs/e/eagles/please_come_home_for_christmas-crd.shtml where they have a forum you might like to visit.

That song is so popular another site has the lyrics as well as the guitar chords for it. http://www.rockmagic.net/guitar-tabs/eagles/please_come_home_for_christmas.crd

Traditional and Fun

Another nice list of Christmas guitar chords includes tunes like "Leroy the Redneck Reindeer." Scroll down and see the bounty.
http://www.tabguitarlessons.com/C/christmas/

There's tons of music and your choice of Christmas guitar chords or tabs here, including "Mr. Grinch" for Seuss fans. http://www.azchords.com/m/miscchristmas-tabs-7414.html

John Prine Christmas Songs

How about a selection of Christmas guitar chords for six songs from John Prine's 1993 album "A John Prine Christmas". There's an intro to "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"--nice bonus. http://www.jpshrine.org/chords/html_version/sbxmas.html

Christmas in Your Mailbox

Let's wind up this list with lots of Christmas guitar chords, plus you can sign up to receive 25 days of Christmas carol lyrics and guitar chords free.
http://guitar.about.com/library/blchristmassongmenu.htm

Wow, that's a lot of Christmas guitar chords! Are your fingers sore yet?

Clip art is courtesy of http://christmas-clipart.net/

A Six-Pack of Lyrics and Guitar Chords

noreply@blogger.com (B.K. Wilson) — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 03:12:00 +0000

Are you a guitarist looking for new lyrics and guitar chords? Pressed for time? Here's a Squidoo lens with links to enough songs to keep you singing and playing guitar for quite awhile.

Would you believe there are over 400,000 popular songs on one site and 300,000 on another? You know you'll find something exciting. Or maybe you want golden classics they don't play on the radio any more.

The rock site has so many favorites, it's hard for me to choose which to learn first. If you want a change of pace, try some original bossa nova tunes.

Then again, take a look outside. I see leaves falling, so it's time to refresh your chops on Christmas classics. You'll be ready for good times with family and friends.

Better stock up on guitar strings and check out which songs you want right now from this handy collection of lyrics and guitar chords.

Easy Guitar Chords Software For You

noreply@blogger.com (B.K. Wilson) — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 21:14:00 +0000

If you're looking for easy guitar chords, have you considered software? This site has multiple free software downloads. There's a wide variety of options for each program. You can pick which program will work best for your needs.

They offer free trial downloads so you can try them out, then go back for the full version. Their prices range from zero to fifty dollars.

I see no guarantee that each download is spam-free, and I didn't check them myself, so you might want to run anything you download past your anti-spyware utility before using?

The photo shows Guitar Shed 2.0 you can try for free or buy for $18. It's just one of the many programs listed. (I picked it for the pretty picture.) Here's the skinny on it:

Integrated software tools for guitarists, bassists, and other musicians. Includes a guitar tuner, tablature organizer, tab finder, chord library, jam machine, song jammer, gig manager, web manager, and much more. Everything the guitarist/musician needs, all in one affordable package.

Don't worry! If you're a beginner, there's something here for you too. If you want software for managing easy guitar chords, go have a look!

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Welcome to Guitar Chords 101!

noreply@blogger.com (B.K. Wilson) — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 22:33:00 +0000

What's this? A guitar chords chart, courtesy of Musician University.

It's just a wee sample of the hordes of chords you can discover and put to use with your guitar. They show you how to place your fingers on the frets to create each chord.

Better yet, you can click a button to hear how each string in the chord sounds so you can know when you have it right.

And you can learn chord theory too so you not only can play like a god, but you'll know what the heck you're doing. Cool.

So if you're looking for guitar chord charts and more, check it out. Learn great new guitar chords today!