Easy To ReadColorful Chord Book

For BeginnersLearning The

Acoustic Guitar

By Justin Beene

• Learning the string names• Learning the A chord• Learning the B chord• Learning the C chord• Learning the D chord• Learning the E chord• Learning the F chord • Learning the G chord

Learning the String Names

E A D G B E

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1st fret2nd Fret

Low High

When learning the acoustic guitar it is very important to learn the names of the strings in OPEN form.

Open form is plucking the string open without holding the string down at any fret. The letter is the tone of that string. (knowing this will help with tuning your acoustic as well)

Learning the A Chord

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1st fret2nd Fret

This is a very easy chordYou can use finger 1 to lay across all three strings You can use finger 1 and 2 to press all three or you can use fingers 1 2 and 3 to press all three

Do Not Use ELow

Learning the A Minor Chord

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1st fret2nd Fret

This is a very easy chordYou can use finger 1on 1st Fret B stringFinger 2 on the G string and 3 on the D string on the 3rd Fret

Do Not Use ELow

Learning The B Chord

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1st fret2nd Fret

Do Not Use

Note…..

ELow

String

4th Fret

Learning The B Chord part 2

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7th Fret8th Fret9th Fret

Use finger 1 to bar all strings on the 7th FretUse finger 2 on the G string 8th FretUse finger 3 on the D string 9th FretUse finger 4 on the A string 9th Fret

Learning the C Chord

E A D G B E

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1st fret2nd Fret3rd Fret

Do Not Use

Low

E

Use finger 1 on the 1st fret B stringUse finger 2 on the 2nd fret D stringUse finger 3 on the 3rd Fret A string

Learning the D Chord

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1st fret2nd Fret3rd Fret

Do Not UseLow

E

Use finger 1 on the 2nd fret G stringUse finger 2 on the 2nd fret High E stringUse finger 3 on the 3rd Fret B string

Learning the E Chord

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1st fret2nd Fret3rd Fret

Use finger 1 on the 1st fret G stringUse finger 2 on the 2nd fret D stringUse finger 3 on the 2nd Fret A string

On this chord you can strum all strings

Learning the E Minor Chord

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1st fret2nd Fret3rd Fret

Use finger 1 on the 2nd fret A stringUse finger 2 on the 2nd fret G string

On this chord you can strum all strings

Learning the F Chord

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1st fret2nd Fret3rd Fret

Do Not Use

Low

E

Use finger 1 on the 1st fret and lay across the B and High E stringUse finger 2 on the 2nd fret G stringUse finger 3 on the 3rd Fret D string

Learning the G Chord

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1st fret2nd Fret3rd Fret

Use finger 1 on the 2nd fret A stringUse finger 2 on the 3rd fret Low E stringUse finger 3 on the 3rd Fret High E string

On this chord you can strum all strings

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