Guitar Lesson 1 – Playing 2 Most Easiest Chords 🎸| Guitar Lessons for Beginners | FrontRow
Once you buy a guitar, you'll face one central question: how do I learn guitar? Or, how do I start? If you have the same question, all will be answered in my guitar beginners' series. In this series, I will bring you amazing topics related to guitar. We will cover everything from how to begin learning guitar, to how you can compose your own song. Whether you've never played guitar before, or it's been years since you've played guitar basics, or if you're just planning to purchase a guitar, this video and series will be perfect for you. But just be careful about one thing: do not skip the video at any point, and do not miss any video in this series.
So that you don't miss any of these videos, subscribe to FrontRow's channel and press the bell icon for latest updates related to my videos. In the first lesson of this beginners' series, I will teach you how to play the 2 easiest chords on guitar. By the end of this video, I'll also teach you how to play your first song using the same 2 chords, and what that song is. So just watch the entire video and don't skip it We usually skip 5 seconds or 10 seconds. Don't do that at all, people. Because these lessons will take you from the beginning to more advanced levels The 2 chords we'll do today are the E major and A major chords. E major and A major chords are also called E and A chords. Before the chords, I'll teach you how to read chord diagrams.
Look at this chord diagram on the side. There are many chords you can play: E, A, B, C, etc. But the logic of the chord diagrams remains same for all. So first of all let me teach you how to read chord diagrams. First of all, you can see the neck portion. That's this white part. From then on, you can see a few columns.
Here are those. 1,st 2nd, 3rd, 4th These are called frets. Fret number 1, fret number 2, fret number 3 Note the markings: 1, 2, 3, 4 You'll find many diagrams with this numbering. If one is starting with 3, it'll be from here, the 3rd fret. So 1, 2, and 3 indicate 1st, 2nd, and 3rd fret. You can also see the strings. There are 6 lines which denote the 6 strings. The thinnest string on the guitar is the e string. The second string is called B string. The third is the G string. The fourth is the D string. The fifth is the A string. The last or thickest string is also called the E string. Basically, both the thickest and thinnest string have the same name: E string. So e, B, G, D, A, E It is very crucial to memorise these strings. Unless you do, you won't be able to move ahead. The level of learning will keep increasing. We'll keep practicing, but might not re-do this video's techniques in the next video. You shouldn't have to go back to the first lesson while watching the second or third.
We have to revise everything properly. So first comes the neck portion, then the frets, and then the strings. Now, near the neck, you'd see zeroes and crosses. Some diagrams have crosses while others don't. Zeroes indicate that you have to keep that string open. There's also a left hand rule. In the videos to come, we'll tell you where to keep your index finger, ring finger, etc. How to figure that out? The first finger is the index finger. The second finger is the middle finger. The third finger is the ring finger. The fourth or little finger is the pinky finger. And this is the thumb. Going ahead, we'll tell you to keep your middle finger on the 2nd or B string of the 2nd fret. Then, you should immediately recall what you learnt in the first lesson, because we won't repeat things over and over again. Now you've gotten the basic idea of diagrams.
Now let's see how the E chord is played. Let me tell you about the E chord. Place your index finger on the 3rd string of the 1st fret. This is the G string. So 1st fret, and 3rd string. Now, place the middle finger on the 5th string of the 2nd fret. 5th string is the A string. Ring finger will go on the 4th string of the 2nd fret. This is the D string. This is the E major chord. You've formed the chord, but to play it, you'll have to play all 6 strings.
E major chord has the base note E, which is the thickest string. We have to play all 6 strings. You won't have to play all 6 in every chord. We'll learn all this slowly. This is the E major chord and it sounds like this. There are other shapes for the E major chord, but right now we're learning the basics. We're not going into the complications. This is how we play the E major chord. Now, as you learn chords, you'll start to face some problems. Firstly, you might get a buzzing sound like this Or there could be some muting, like Firstly, you might not have pressed it properly. Don't place your fingers on the strings like this, place them like this. The tip is to be pressed hard onto the string. The harder you press, the better the sound. Try to hold the fret from its end-point, not its centre. Holding it from the centre might cause the buzzing sound.
Holding it from the end-point or just before the next fret makes it sound great. And again, press hard on the strings and push them towards the fret so that it sounds more beautiful. So that was the E major chord. Practice the E major chord for 10-15 minutes. It's not that much time. Hardly 5-10 minutes, 15 maximum Then we shift from the E major to the A major chord. A major chord is also very easy. Remove the index finger, We already had the middle and ring fingers involved side-by-side (5th and 4th strings) Just add the pinky too. We need to keep the three fingers on the B, G, and D strings of the 2nd fret. You'll have to memorise which strings B, G, and and D are. 2nd, 3nd, and 4th strings, okay? So you have to play the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th strings. The base note will be the 5th string. So, you don't have to play all 6 strings, but only 5.
5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Only 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Because A is the base note This is how it should sound when you play it too. If it doesn't sound like this, firstly your guitar might not be tuned. So do tune your guitar. If it still doesn't sound right, you might not have pressed the chord properly. Otherwise, you might not be playing it properly. You might be getting this kind of sound, or some muting. Push hard. It'll hurt a bit in the starting, but you'll have to bear that pain for some time. If you don't push through the pain, you will give up in 7-10 days. You'll have to bear this pain for a bit. So, we've taught you two things today. E major Secondly, A major Now we need to learn shifting. So, E major and then A major. A lot of people, as they begin learning guitar, sit bent like this.
Don't do that. Use the fret marks at the top to figure out the frets and strings. The more you practice all this, the better you'll be at it. So, E major to A major So practice forming and then leaving E major, repeatedly, 15-20 times. Then do the same thing with the A major chord. Play the strings (5, 4, 3, 2, 1), then leave the chord, then form it again, and so on. This is how you'll develop speed in forming the E major and A major. Then shifting will become easier. One of the biggest problems one faces is chord shifting. When you're playing songs in rhythm, chord shifting troubles you the most. So we need to perfect that first. So we'll try the E major 15-20 times, alternatively forming and then leaving it. Then the same with A major Then we play and leave the E major twice each, and the same with A major.
Then we alternate between E major and A major. E major, A major (x4) Like this, perfect chord shifting first. I won't teach you strumming in this video, because that's on a higher level. In the first video, let's only do chords and play the strings, which is the same task as that of strumming. That's what is done in unplugged music. So strumming itself will be covered in the next video. But I can tell you a song you can play with these 2 chords.
It's super common: "Happy Birthday". You must've heard it. Normally it's played using 3 chords, but this video will help you develop a basic interest. Just by watching this short first video, you'll learn how to play a song. It'll develop an interest so you can learn well from the next video too. So let's learn the "Happy Birthday" song. It begins with A major. You have to play 5 strings on A major, and 6 on E major. How? Like this So, "Happy Birthday…" "To…" You have to shift the chord on "to". We have to begin shifting at "to", and on "you" we should properly do the E major. And then, E major for "Happy birthday to…" We shift on "to" again and "you" is played on A major. Again, I repeat Then So for the last part, A major here So "happy birthday twice", and then we shift to E major So only once on E major, and then back to A.
We end on A major. We have to be fast. You must be feeling good to have learnt so much, including the first song, in just a few minutes. This is only one level of your first song. You have a long way to go. But like I told you, do not skip any video. You have to remember things from point to point.
You don't know when I'll say what. You might miss it. And when I mention it in the next video, you will realize you haven't learnt it. So don't skip any section of the video. Now you just have to practice all these things. You just need 2-3 hours. In 3 hours, you'll learn this first song. That's the maximum. You can learn in 30 mins to an hour too. Nothing is too tough. Practice is necessary. It makes everything easy. Today we learnt E major, A major, how to read chord diagrams, and the "Happy Birthday" song.
I hope you got all of it and that it's clear to you how easy playing guitar is. For much some amazing videos, subscribe to this channel if you haven't already and press the bell icon to get regular updates of all my videos. In the next video, we'll level up. To get that, you need to practice these basic things. In the next video, we'll build on these things and advance. Till then, stay tuned, stay motivated, to learn some great skills..
