Basic Guitar Chords

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To read the Guitar Chord Chart:

1) The six vertical lines represent the six strings

2) The left line represents the thickest string

3) The right line represents the thinnest string

4) The horizontal lines are the frets (the bars that go across the neck of the guitar)

5) The black dots indicate where to place your fingers

6) The white dots indicate open strings (no fingers down)

7) The "X" means don't play that string

8) "Barred" (which has a curved line at the top) means to place your pointer finger over all the strings on that fret and then finger the dots underneath.

Basic Guitar Power Chords

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To read the Guitar Chord Chart:

1) The six vertical lines represent the six strings

2) The left line represents the thickest string

3) The right line represents the thinnest string

4) The horizontal lines are the frets (the bars that go across the neck of the guitar)

5) The black dots indicate where to place your fingers

6) The white dots (or blank at the top) indicate open strings (no fingers down)

7) The "X" means don't play that string

8) Be sure to note which Fret is indicated by a number next to the highest black dot (in the 2 note chords) or a dumber followed by "fr." in the 3 note chords. For example "D5" Power Chord starts on the 5th Fret.

Practice Charts

There are two styles of fun practice charts here. One is a "Board Game" Practice Chart where you go through the game by marking off the minutes you practice. The other one is a "Color by Number" Practice Chart where you color a section the indicated color each time you practice.

Guitar Strum Patterns

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