A collection of notes when played together it is noted as a chord. The maximum number of notes in a guitar chord is 6. To learn guitar chords it is required that you have a standard cognition of music. You should also know the standard note for the guitar. notation for the guitar is written for the right hand or the treble clef.
An open note is the note played on a particular string without pressing on a fret. The open note of the first string, or the thickest string of your guitar is E. When strummed while the first fret is pressed, the note is F. The third fret on the first string is G.
Like above, all the strings on the guitar have an open note and a note for each fret. The order of open notes from top to bottom or from the thickest string to the thinnest string is E, A, D, G, B, E. When various frets are pushed in different strings they give various notes. In order to play guitar notes, you will have to know all the notes of the fret board of the guitar.
The frets are numbered as 1, 2, and 3 and so on starting at the end of the guitar neck and continuing towards the guitar body.
When you learn guitar chords you will discover that there are major, minor, and seventh chords. Each chord should be played by placing particular fingers on the specific frets of the correct string.
When you learn guitar chords, the most fundamental chords to learn are A, C, G, and D. Since these chords are open, they are quite easy to play. In an open chord at least one string is not pushed down by the finger.
For instance A major guitar chord takes place wholly on the second fret. G major chord takes place on the 2nd and 3rd frets. Similarly other major chords take place on multiple frets. These chords can be found on the internet or any book on guitar chords. There are some website on the Intenet with video demonstrations to help you learn guitar chords, so you can easily figure out the techniques used for playing.
It takes a lot of practice to learn guitar chords. It might not be easy to play vocals at first since they contain several chords which demand to be changed rapidly. To overcome this try learning a few chords and changing between them slowly at first and than with increasing speed. Once you learn guitar chords you will be able to play some vocals with comfort.
