Basic guitar chords for beginners

In this guitar lesson you’re going to learn 8 of the most basic guitar chords for beginners. These beginning guitar chords are the first ones every guitar player should learn. They are sometimes referred to as open position chords, because they are played in the first few frets of the guitar and all contain at least one open string. If you are looking for easy guitar chords for beginners, these are the ones to start with.

Em Guitar Chord(E Minor Chord)

This is the basic chord . it is the simplest chord .You have to strum all the strings.

C Guitar Chord (C Major Chord)

This chord is known as C major chord. You have to strum lower 5 strings (i.e E,B,G,D,A).For info on guitar strings please visit Guitar chords 

G Guitar Chord (G Major Chord)

This chord is known as G major chord. In this you have to strum all the six strings.

F Guitar Chord (F Major Chord)

This chord is known as F major chord.you have to strum lower 5 strings.

A Guitar Chord (A Major Chord)

This chord is known as A major chord.In this you will strum upper 5 strings.

D Guitar Chord (D Major Chord)

This is D major chord. you will strum lower 4 strings.

E Guitar Chord (E Major Chord)

This is E major chord e major chord and a minor chords have similar finger positions.you will strum all the strings.

Am Guitar Chord(A Minor Chord)

This is a minor chord .you will strum all the strings.

Practicing Beginning Guitar Chords

You can practice these  basic guitar chords by keeping following things in mind.

1. Play the notes of the chord individually making sure that all of the notes are sounding.

2. Practice switching between different chords keeping a steady beat. Try not to stop, the goal is to learn to switch between the chords getting the best sound possible (without stopping).