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Getting Started With… Colourful Chords
Total Guitar
|March 2019
Sweeter chords are just a finger move away. Improve your sound with TG’s easy lesson
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“I want to create more colourful progressions.”
This is a challenge most novice guitarists will face. Although there are thousands of chords to learn on the guitar, it’s easy to get started.
“Easy is good! I don’t think I’ll be able to learn loads of new chords!”
The best way to start is to try adding or taking away notes from chords you already know. Start with a chord that leaves you a free finger, or a shape you can play with at least two fingerings.
“How does an open Am chord strike you?”
This story is from the March 2019 edition of Total Guitar.
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