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Acoustic guitar chord is made up of several different notes, which a guitarist will play at one time together. Yet as you will soon discover there are lots of different acoustic guitar chords, but if you are able to learn just the basic ones, then you will be able to play hundreds even thousands of different songs on your guitar. As you will discover some of the major chords have quite a bright sound to them, whilst the minor ones will often make a much darker or sadder one.

When playing chords on an acoustic guitar you can use a chord diagram, which looks very similar to guitar tabs. However, there are some differences in these notations. With the notations for acoustic guitar chords, the lines, which represent the strings on the instrument, run vertically rather than horizontally as they do on the guitar tab ones. Also in front of you all chord diagrams look similar to a grid that would be used in mathematical equations.

As you look at it, the vertical lines you see in front of you are those that represent the strings on your guitar, whilst the horizontal ones are there to represent the frets on it. Along with these lines there are dots and these represent the position in which you need to press down on the strings. Further to the dots and lines on the grid there are also numbers at the bottom and it is these that tell you where you need to place your fingers on each string. The Number 1 relates to your index finger, Number 2 to your middle finger, Number 3 to your ring finger and Number 4 to your small (pinkie) finger.

Where you see a number 0, that string is left open and played. Where you see an X, that string is left open and not played. The thumb isn’t used too often, but when it is, it’s noted as T.

Now we have explained a little about what makes up an acoustic guitar chord now let us show you the positions you should place your fingers in order to play them. The first chord we are looking at is G-Major. To play this particular chord you need to place your middle finger on to the sixth string above the third fret. Then take your index finger and place this on to the fifth string above the second fret and finally take your ring finger and place this on the first string above the third fret. Once you have your fingers in place you need to play, each of the strings in the order shown one at the time (not altogether).

It is important as you play each note that you hear them clearly and you do not hear any kind of buzzing or rattling sounds as you play them. If you do hear something additional then trying pressing down on the fingerboard harder or move the finger in question closer to the fret. Also you should make sure that at no time does any of the fingers touch each other or any of the other strings as this can further cause the sound to be off. Plus play each note individually and do not strum them all at the same time. By following these simple steps, you should find that you are able to the G-Major acoustic guitar chord.

Another basic chord which any would be guitarist should learn in the beginning is the E-Minor one. This is much simpler to learn, as it only requires a couple of fingers in order to do so. You take your index finger and place this on the fifth string above the second fret and then your middle finger on to the fourth string above the second fret also. When placing your fingers on the strings makes sure once again that, there is sufficient space between them to ensure that they do not touch. But where as when playing the G-Major chord you need to play each note separately with this one you can play, (strum) the strings at the same time. The sound that this particular chord produces is much darker than that you would hear when you play the G-Major chord.

Other good basic acoustic guitar chords to learn are C-major, D-major, A-minor and A-major. Practice moving back and forth between acoustic guitar chords. Try to get your fingers in place quickly. At first you’ll need to take some time and get your fingers in place one at a time. But by practicing this over and over again, you’re building muscle memory. After a while, your fingers will just get in place by themselves.

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