Guitar - The Melody Of Life

The first thing that you need to know is how to read chord boxes. These show you where to put your fingers on the fingerboard to play chords. The six vertical lines represent the six strings. The string on the furthest left is the thickest string (E). The two lines at the top of the box represent the nut (the plastic, bone or metal piece that the strings go through on the headstock) and the rest of the horizontal lines represent the frets. The dots represent the places where you put your left-hand fingers, and they are numbered to show which finger to use. Number 1 is the index finger, 2 is the middle finger, 3 is the ring finger and 4 is your pinky (little finger). If you have played the piano make sure you don't get confused; piano finger numbering is completely different (guitar players generally don't use their left-hand thumbs). Notice the X or O above each string too. These show whether you should play the string or not for that chord. The O means that you play the str...

  SO WHAT IS A GUITAR CHORD AND ITS HISTORY :In music , a guitar chord is a set of notes played on a guitar . A chord's notes are often played simultaneously, but they can be played sequentially in an arpeggio . The implementation of guitar chords depends on the guitar tuning. Most guitars used in popular music have six strings with the "standard" tuning of the Spanish classical-guitar , namely E-A-D-G-B-E' (from the lowest pitched string to the highest); in standard tuning, the intervals present among adjacent strings are perfect fourths except for the major third (G,B). Standard tuning requires four chord-shapes for the major triads . There are separate chord-forms for chords having their root note on the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth strings. For a six-string guitar in standard tuning, it may be necessary to drop or omit one or more tones from the chord; this is typically the root or fifth . The layout of notes on the fretboard in standard tu...