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Getting hold of guitar chords to be used in a learning to play the guitar is never a problem. There is a huge accessibility of chord charts and tabs online and in books. Learning guitar chords is usually the hardest part of it.

Being a neophyte in the world of guitar players, you will surely be impressed and may be weighed down to watch a guitarist who has already acquired technical expertise in playing guitar.

Watching him/her moving his/her fingers with ease from one position on the fretboard to another and from one chord shape to another is such a knockout.

Trying to follow his/her talent, you might be a little upset when you perform your first shot. But this frustration will surely lead you to be a better guitar player.

This stage of frustration can be worked through by regular practice. Playing around with single note melodies is one way of getting some familiarity with the guitar, and regular practice of chord changes is another way.

There are two basic types of chords – the open chords and barre chords. Open chords are played at the “top” of the guitar fretboard, within the first three frets. This means you are fretting some notes while making use of open strings for other notes in the chords.

If you learn open chords first, followed by the basic barre chord shapes, you will discover that single combination of notes can sound drastically different if played at different places on the neck and with varying combination of open and fretted strings.

Most guitarists find barre chords as a more difficult chord because of the pressure needed to produce a clean sound.

The truth is, open chords are sometimes more complicated for novice guitar players because of the tendency of the left hand fingers to “collapse” towards each other causing barely audible notes.

These technical problems are frequently caused by the guitarist pressing on the strings with the pads of the left hand fingers rather than the tips.

Therefore, you must be careful in pressing your fingers behind the frets rather than on top of them. Proper practice of the chord shape must be initiated.

Learning guitar chords may seem a bit devastating at the start, especially if you don’t use a systematic approach! There are so many shapes and positions available that it could literally take years to try and memorize them all.

The best and easiest way to be at ease with them is to know, understand and practice them.