Showing posts with label open chords. Show all posts
Showing posts with label open chords. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Dsus4 Guitar Chord

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is Dsus4. Dsus4 is used lots to add interest to D major chords. This sus4 chord is really easy to play, start with a regular D major chord and add your little finger to the 4rd fret of the top E string.
Dsus4 guitar chord
Dsus4 guitar chord


Although it might look easier to play this chord with your first three fingers, don't. 99.99% of the time this chord is played together with a regular D major chord, using your little finger on the 3rd fret makes this change really easy.
Dsus4 guitar chord

Sus4 chords are so called, because they 3rd of the chord is replaced by the 4th. This gives a suspended sound as our ear is expecting the 4th to resolve to the 3rd.

Sus4 chords use the degrees from the major scale: 1, 4, 5
The Dsus4 chord uses these notes: D, G, A

This Dsus4 guitar chord is used in thousands of songs:
  • More Than A Feeling Boston
  • Just Give Me A Reason Pink
  • What It Takes Aerosmith
  • Wonderwall Oasis
  • and many more...
Try adding sus4 chords as embellishments to major chords next time you play your favourite song and tune back soon for another Guitar Chord of the Day.

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is Dsus4. Dsus4 is used lots to add interest to D major chords. This sus4 chord is really easy to play, start with a regular D major chord and add your little finger to the 4rd fret of the top E string.
Dsus4 guitar chord
Dsus4 guitar chord


Although it might look easier to play this chord with your first three fingers, don't. 99.99% of the time this chord is played together with a regular D major chord, using your little finger on the 3rd fret makes this change really easy.
Dsus4 guitar chord

Sus4 chords are so called, because they 3rd of the chord is replaced by the 4th. This gives a suspended sound as our ear is expecting the 4th to resolve to the 3rd.

Sus4 chords use the degrees from the major scale: 1, 4, 5
The Dsus4 chord uses these notes: D, G, A

This Dsus4 guitar chord is used in thousands of songs:
  • More Than A Feeling Boston
  • Just Give Me A Reason Pink
  • What It Takes Aerosmith
  • Wonderwall Oasis
  • and many more...
Try adding sus4 chords as embellishments to major chords next time you play your favourite song and tune back soon for another Guitar Chord of the Day.

Saturday, December 7, 2013

Asus4 Guitar Chord

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is Asus4. This chord inversion is played in open position on the guitar:

A suspended 4th guitar chord
Asus4 guitar chord

The Asus4 Guitar Chord can be played by slipping your 3rd finger up one fret when playing an ordinary open A chord.
 Asus4 guitar chord
Ordinary major chords are made from the 1st, 3rd and 5th of the major scale.
Sus4 chords replace the 3rd note of the scale with the 4th: 1, 4, 5

This gives an open, suspended sound as we expect to hear the sus4 chord resolve to a major chord - hence the name suspended 4th.

You don't have to see sus4 chords written down to play them. Anytime you see a major chord, you can try embellishing it with a sus4 chord before playing the major version.

Check out other sus4 guitar chords and tune back soon for another guitar chord of the day.

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is Asus4. This chord inversion is played in open position on the guitar:

A suspended 4th guitar chord
Asus4 guitar chord

The Asus4 Guitar Chord can be played by slipping your 3rd finger up one fret when playing an ordinary open A chord.
 Asus4 guitar chord
Ordinary major chords are made from the 1st, 3rd and 5th of the major scale.
Sus4 chords replace the 3rd note of the scale with the 4th: 1, 4, 5

This gives an open, suspended sound as we expect to hear the sus4 chord resolve to a major chord - hence the name suspended 4th.

You don't have to see sus4 chords written down to play them. Anytime you see a major chord, you can try embellishing it with a sus4 chord before playing the major version.

Check out other sus4 guitar chords and tune back soon for another guitar chord of the day.

Monday, July 22, 2013

Esus4 Guitar Chord

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is Esus4. The 'sus' in sus4 chords refers to the 4th being suspended, ready to resolve to the 3rd.
esus4 guitar chord
Esus4 guitar chord


The Esus4 Guitar Chord is very easy to play, simply add your little finger to the 2nd fret of the G string when playing an open Emajor chord.
Sus 4 chords can be used to decorate regular major chords so try adding in a suspended 4th when you're playing a standard major chord.

Sus4 chords use these degrees of the major scale: 1, 4, 5
Esus4 uses these notes: E, A, B

Check out other sus4 guitar chords here and tune back soon for another guitar chord of the day.
string when playing an open Emajor chord.

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is Esus4. The 'sus' in sus4 chords refers to the 4th being suspended, ready to resolve to the 3rd.
esus4 guitar chord
Esus4 guitar chord


The Esus4 Guitar Chord is very easy to play, simply add your little finger to the 2nd fret of the G string when playing an open Emajor chord.
Sus 4 chords can be used to decorate regular major chords so try adding in a suspended 4th when you're playing a standard major chord.

Sus4 chords use these degrees of the major scale: 1, 4, 5
Esus4 uses these notes: E, A, B

Check out other sus4 guitar chords here and tune back soon for another guitar chord of the day.
string when playing an open Emajor chord.

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Gsus4 Guitar Chord

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day, is Gsus4. Suspended 4th chords are usually used to embellish major chords.
Gsus4 guitar chord
G suspended 4th guitar chord


This fingering of Gsus4 can be played together with an open G major chord with the right fingering.
Although you can use any fingering, as this is usually played together with an open G major chord it's best to use your little finger on the top E string

G sus4 guitar chord

Sus4 chords use these notes from the major scale: 1, 4, 5
Gsus4 uses these notes: G, C, D


Try adding in a sus4 as an embellishment to the open G major chord and check out other suspended guitar chords here.

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day, is Gsus4. Suspended 4th chords are usually used to embellish major chords.
Gsus4 guitar chord
G suspended 4th guitar chord


This fingering of Gsus4 can be played together with an open G major chord with the right fingering.
Although you can use any fingering, as this is usually played together with an open G major chord it's best to use your little finger on the top E string

G sus4 guitar chord

Sus4 chords use these notes from the major scale: 1, 4, 5
Gsus4 uses these notes: G, C, D


Try adding in a sus4 as an embellishment to the open G major chord and check out other suspended guitar chords here.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

F Minor Guitar Chord | Beginners Guitar Chords

Today's guitar chord of the day is F minor. This chord is played with a half-barre where the first finger lays across the top 3 strings.
F minor guitar chord
F minor half-barre guitar chord

Playing F minor with a half-barre (this is where your finger covers half of the strings rather than all) is a good half-way step towards playing full barre chords when you're learning. You can also play this chord with a full barre chord with this finger, here the first finger lays across all six strings of the guitar.
F minor barre chord | beginners guitar chords
Fm guitar chord

F minor uses these F, Ab and C. Check out these other beginner chords or use the search function to find the chord you want.

Today's guitar chord of the day is F minor. This chord is played with a half-barre where the first finger lays across the top 3 strings.
F minor guitar chord
F minor half-barre guitar chord

Playing F minor with a half-barre (this is where your finger covers half of the strings rather than all) is a good half-way step towards playing full barre chords when you're learning. You can also play this chord with a full barre chord with this finger, here the first finger lays across all six strings of the guitar.
F minor barre chord | beginners guitar chords
Fm guitar chord

F minor uses these F, Ab and C. Check out these other beginner chords or use the search function to find the chord you want.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

G add9 Guitar Chord

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is G add9. Add9 chords sound great and can be played in the place of any regular major chord. There are plenty of other inversions of this chord but this fingering uses just 3 fingers and is a modified version of a regular open G major chord.
G add9 guitar chord


Use your first finger to fret the low E string and also to mute the A string to prevent it from ringing.

Add9 chords have the same notes as a regular major chord but with an added 9th.

Gadd9 uses these notes: G, B, D and A

Try playing these other add9 guitar chords and check back soon for another Guitar Chord of the Day.

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is G add9. Add9 chords sound great and can be played in the place of any regular major chord. There are plenty of other inversions of this chord but this fingering uses just 3 fingers and is a modified version of a regular open G major chord.
G add9 guitar chord


Use your first finger to fret the low E string and also to mute the A string to prevent it from ringing.

Add9 chords have the same notes as a regular major chord but with an added 9th.

Gadd9 uses these notes: G, B, D and A

Try playing these other add9 guitar chords and check back soon for another Guitar Chord of the Day.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

E add9 Guitar Chord

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is E add9. This Guitar Chord is a simple variation on a standard E major guitar chord, adding the 9th note of the scale.
Eadd9 guitar chord

In this inversion we take a standard E major open chord voicing and add the 9th on the 2nd fret of the E string using the little finger.

Eadd9 guitar chord
Add9 chords can be played anywhere that you would normally play a normal major chord, so try substituting this chord, or adding it as a simple embellishment to a regular E chord while you're playing.

Check back soon for another guitar chord of the day.

Today's Guitar Chord of the Day is E add9. This Guitar Chord is a simple variation on a standard E major guitar chord, adding the 9th note of the scale.
Eadd9 guitar chord

In this inversion we take a standard E major open chord voicing and add the 9th on the 2nd fret of the E string using the little finger.

Eadd9 guitar chord
Add9 chords can be played anywhere that you would normally play a normal major chord, so try substituting this chord, or adding it as a simple embellishment to a regular E chord while you're playing.

Check back soon for another guitar chord of the day.

Monday, May 20, 2013

G Guitar Chord | Beginners Guitar Chords

The G guitar chord is a really useful guitar chord for beginners to learn.

G major guitar chord | open chords


To play this guitar chord shape, put your middle finger on the 3rd fret of the E String, your 1st finger on the 2nd fret of the A string and your 3rd finger on the 3rd fret of the top E string.

The G guitar chord uses the notes G, B and D. Check out other beginner guitar chords here

The G guitar chord is a really useful guitar chord for beginners to learn.

G major guitar chord | open chords


To play this guitar chord shape, put your middle finger on the 3rd fret of the E String, your 1st finger on the 2nd fret of the A string and your 3rd finger on the 3rd fret of the top E string.

The G guitar chord uses the notes G, B and D. Check out other beginner guitar chords here

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Dm Guitar Chord | Beginners Guitar Chords

Today's Guitar Chord of the day is D minor, an easy chord to play and another essential beginners chord shape. The Dm guitar chord is played with just 3 fingers, be careful not to let the bottom E string ring.
Dm guitar chord | beginners guitar chords
Dmin guitar chord

Here's the fingering for the Dminor chord, put your 1st finger on the 1st fret of the E string, your 2nd finger on the 2nd fret of the G string and your 3rd finger on the 2rd fret of the B string:


D minor guitar chord | beginners guitar chords
The Dminor chord uses these notes - D, F, A (that's why you don't want to play the open bottom E string as the note E is note in this chord)
Minor chords use these notes from the scale 1, b3, 5 and generally have a 'sad' sound compared to major chords.


Today's Guitar Chord of the day is D minor, an easy chord to play and another essential beginners chord shape. The Dm guitar chord is played with just 3 fingers, be careful not to let the bottom E string ring.
Dm guitar chord | beginners guitar chords
Dmin guitar chord

Here's the fingering for the Dminor chord, put your 1st finger on the 1st fret of the E string, your 2nd finger on the 2nd fret of the G string and your 3rd finger on the 2rd fret of the B string:


D minor guitar chord | beginners guitar chords
The Dminor chord uses these notes - D, F, A (that's why you don't want to play the open bottom E string as the note E is note in this chord)
Minor chords use these notes from the scale 1, b3, 5 and generally have a 'sad' sound compared to major chords.


Sunday, February 3, 2013

C Guitar Chord | Beginners Guitar Chords

The C Guitar Chord is one of the essential guitar chords for beginners to learn to play. The C guitar chord is made up of the notes C, E and G.
C guitar chord | beginners guitar chords
C guitar chord



To play this guitar place your 1st finger on the 1st fret of the B string, your 2nd finger on the 2nd fret of the D string and your 3rd finger on the 2rd fret of the A string. Hold these notes down with your fingertips and listen carefully to each string to make sure that each note of the guitar chord is sounding clearly.

The C Guitar Chord is one of the essential guitar chords for beginners to learn to play. The C guitar chord is made up of the notes C, E and G.
C guitar chord | beginners guitar chords
C guitar chord



To play this guitar place your 1st finger on the 1st fret of the B string, your 2nd finger on the 2nd fret of the D string and your 3rd finger on the 2rd fret of the A string. Hold these notes down with your fingertips and listen carefully to each string to make sure that each note of the guitar chord is sounding clearly.

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Em Guitar Chord | Beginners Guitar Chords

The Eminor guitar chord (also written as Em), is an easy guitar chord shape to play. You can start with an E Major guitar chord and remove your first finger.
em guitar chord
Em guitar chord
Here's the fingering for the Em guitar chord, it's typically played with your 2nd and 3rd fingers as in the photo, but it's common to play it with the 1st and 2nd fingers too.
e minor guitar chord | beginners guitar chords

As you can tell from changing between E major and E minor, there is only note difference between major and minor chords.

Eminor uses these notes: E, G, B
Minor chords use the scale degrees: 1, b3, 5

Minor chords have a sad sound compared to major chords. Try this chord together with the G major guitar chord and check the full list of beginners guitar chords

The Eminor guitar chord (also written as Em), is an easy guitar chord shape to play. You can start with an E Major guitar chord and remove your first finger.
em guitar chord
Em guitar chord
Here's the fingering for the Em guitar chord, it's typically played with your 2nd and 3rd fingers as in the photo, but it's common to play it with the 1st and 2nd fingers too.
e minor guitar chord | beginners guitar chords

As you can tell from changing between E major and E minor, there is only note difference between major and minor chords.

Eminor uses these notes: E, G, B
Minor chords use the scale degrees: 1, b3, 5

Minor chords have a sad sound compared to major chords. Try this chord together with the G major guitar chord and check the full list of beginners guitar chords

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

E Guitar Chord | Beginners Guitar Chords

The E Guitar chord is an easy guitar shape to play and works really well with A Major and D Major guitar chords to play lots of your favourite songs.

E major guitar chord


To play the E Major Guitar Chord, put your 2nd finger on the 2nd fret of the A string, your 3rd finger on the 2nd fret of the D string and your 1st finger on the 1st fret of the G string.

As ever, use the tips of your fingers and play each string to make sure each of the notes is sounding clearly.

The E Guitar chord is an easy guitar shape to play and works really well with A Major and D Major guitar chords to play lots of your favourite songs.

E major guitar chord


To play the E Major Guitar Chord, put your 2nd finger on the 2nd fret of the A string, your 3rd finger on the 2nd fret of the D string and your 1st finger on the 1st fret of the G string.

As ever, use the tips of your fingers and play each string to make sure each of the notes is sounding clearly.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

B7 Guitar Chord | Beginners Guitar Chords

The B7 guitar chord is a really useful chord for beginners to learn. Played together with E Major and A Major chords it can be used to play countless songs from 50's rock 'n' roll, through to contemporary pop.
B7 Guitar Chord


To play this guitar chord shape, put your middle finger on the 2nd fret of the A string, 1st finger on the 1st fret of the D string. 3rd finger on the 2nd fret of the G string and your little finger on the 2nd fret of the top E String.
B7 guitar chord

The B7 chord uses the notes: B, D#, F# A

The B7 guitar chord is a really useful chord for beginners to learn. Played together with E Major and A Major chords it can be used to play countless songs from 50's rock 'n' roll, through to contemporary pop.
B7 Guitar Chord


To play this guitar chord shape, put your middle finger on the 2nd fret of the A string, 1st finger on the 1st fret of the D string. 3rd finger on the 2nd fret of the G string and your little finger on the 2nd fret of the top E String.
B7 guitar chord

The B7 chord uses the notes: B, D#, F# A

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Am Guitar Chord | Beginners Guitar Chords

The A minor guitar chord, is one of the first minor chords that acoustic or electric guitar players learn. Minor chords have a sad sound compared to major chords. Am is an easy guitar chord shape to play and an easy guitar chords for beginners.
am guitar chord
Aminor guitar chord

Put your first finger on the 1st fret of the B string, your second finger on the 2nd fret of the D string and your 3rd finger on the 2nd fret of the G string.
a minor guitar chord

The A minor guitar chord can be written as Am or A minor. Try playing this together with the C major chord and check back soon for another guitar chord of the day.

The A minor guitar chord, is one of the first minor chords that acoustic or electric guitar players learn. Minor chords have a sad sound compared to major chords. Am is an easy guitar chord shape to play and an easy guitar chords for beginners.
am guitar chord
Aminor guitar chord

Put your first finger on the 1st fret of the B string, your second finger on the 2nd fret of the D string and your 3rd finger on the 2nd fret of the G string.
a minor guitar chord

The A minor guitar chord can be written as Am or A minor. Try playing this together with the C major chord and check back soon for another guitar chord of the day.