How to Read Guitar Chord Charts (Lesson 12 of 19)

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Lesson 12: How to Read Guitar Chord Charts
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Reading chord charts is one of those things that may seem confusing at first, but you'll soon get the hang of it. Chord charts are the best way to quickly learn any chord you could possibly want to learn, plus it's another great way to get to know your fretboard.

How to Read Guitar Chord Charts
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A trick to learning chord charts is to stand your guitar so that the headstock is pointing directly up. Then look at 4 frets. That's your basic chord chart. The 6 vertical lines represent 6 strings, although, the names of the strings rarely ever appear on the actual chord chart itself. The 5 horizontal lines represent the metal frets, but again, these numbers usually don't appear on the chord chart. The black dots represent where you put your fingers. In the example, left, you would put a finger on the 3rd fret of the 5th string and on the 2nd fret of the 3rd string.If you see an "0" above one of the vertical lines, it means that the open string is played. No finger should be placed on that string. If you see an "X" above one of the vertical lines, it means that particular string shouldn't be played at all. If you see a number next to the top horizontal line, it means that you should start forming the chord based on that numbered fret. In the example, left, you would start on the 7th fret (imagine the 7th fret as the nut of the guitar), putting a finger on the 8th fret of the 4th string and another finger on the 10th fret of the 3rd string.

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[javidee12]

thank you my man!

[s76950b]

Now...what if you're left handed? Is it reversed or no?

[tamy96fa6amy]

@maidwithluv no it's not .. I play the same way as you ;)

[maidwithluv]

is it bad that im left handed but im playing on a right handed guitar?

[TheMexicanQtip]

now I can start learning guitar! :) haha

[ninjacheech123]

my life makes sense now.

[TheHeartLikealion]

what type of guitar is that? and are washburns any good?

[RanaRandom]

probably

[s76950b]

First to view and comment!!(: