iVideoSongs – Beginning Guitar 101

IVIDEOSONGS – BEGINNING GUITAR 101

This is the first video in my series. In this series, I will teach a beginner how to play the guitar. If you have been playing for a while, you will find a tip here that will help you progress more quickly.

I wanted the videos to be easy to watch and work on. The basics of strumming, changing chords quickly and smoothly, correct fingering, common chord progressions and some basic guitar theory have been included. You will have a good foundation on the guitar if you watch and practice all 17 lessons.

It is not an intellectual pursuit to learn guitar. Take action and play guitar.

GUITAR CHORDS FOR BEGINNERS 1 – D AND A7

In the first video of my series, I will show you the two basic foundation chords. We are going to start with D and A7. Take a look at the example in the video. My first finger on the third string was behind the second fret. The second and third fingers are behind the second fret. You should have some space in your fingers because they are not flattened down.

TRY TO KEEP YOUR HAND RELAXED

Take your fingers off and put them back on. Nice clear notes, keeping as close to the frets as possible. I like to put my thumb at the back of my neck. If you relaxed a little more, your hand could fall off.

MOVING ON TO THE A7 CHORD

Go to A7. The first two fingers should be over the string. You remove the third finger. That is the first finger, second fret and fourth string. The second string has a second fret. The third string is open in between. Move those two fingers over and play the D, back to A7 and back to D.