Snowbird19
I know the chords, E, A, D, G, Em, C, Dm, and Am. How do you play F because in my book it says you put the first finger on both the B and E string? Please help me find songs and how to play the F chord!
Answer
F chord can be quite tricky for a beginner because it is a barre chord. Press the first fret (all the 6 strings) using your index finger followed by your mid finger pressing the 3rd string (G) on the 2nd fret, pinkie finger pressing the 4th string (D) on the 3rd fret and your ring finger pressing the 5th string (A) on the 3rd fret.
Barre chords use your whole index finger (not the finger tip!) as a bar and press the whole 6 strings on a certain fret. This is the most difficult form but you can make it if you are willing to. After a week or so you will find that it is not as difficult as you imagine.
To make a simpler form you can use the top part of your index finger (1/3 from the tip) to press the first string and second string together on the 1st fret. Follow the explanation above for the rest fingers.
To practice in the simpler form, strum C chord then slowly put your pinkie below the ring finger to press 4th string on the 3rd fret and move your mid finger to the 3rd string on the same fret. Finally you have to lay your index finger on the first string while keeping it pressing the 2nd string on its original position. I found it is easier to start from this shape. Switch the C and F chords repeatedly until your fingers are adapted to the chords. After you master it then barre cord will not be difficult because the other 3 fingers already 'memorized' their position.
There are tons of songs can be played using your chords ammo. Try House of the Rising Sun (old song, don't now the artist / band, good for finger style picking), I Should Have Known Better (Beatles), Soldier of Fortune (Deep Purple), Temple of the King (Ritchie Blackmore), etc.
Sorry I know only the old songs.
arcoix
F chord can be quite tricky for a beginner because it is a barre chord. Press the first fret (all the 6 strings) using your index finger followed by your mid finger pressing the 3rd string (G) on the 2nd fret, pinkie finger pressing the 4th string (D) on the 3rd fret and your ring finger pressing the 5th string (A) on the 3rd fret.
Barre chords use your whole index finger (not the finger tip!) as a bar and press the whole 6 strings on a certain fret. This is the most difficult form but you can make it if you are willing to. After a week or so you will find that it is not as difficult as you imagine.
To make a simpler form you can use the top part of your index finger (1/3 from the tip) to press the first string and second string together on the 1st fret. Follow the explanation above for the rest fingers.
To practice in the simpler form, strum C chord then slowly put your pinkie below the ring finger to press 4th string on the 3rd fret and move your mid finger to the 3rd string on the same fret. Finally you have to lay your index finger on the first string while keeping it pressing the 2nd string on its original position. I found it is easier to start from this shape. Switch the C and F chords repeatedly until your fingers are adapted to the chords. After you master it then barre cord will not be difficult because the other 3 fingers already 'memorized' their position.
There are tons of songs can be played using your chords ammo. Try House of the Rising Sun (old song, don't now the artist / band, good for finger style picking), I Should Have Known Better (Beatles), Soldier of Fortune (Deep Purple), Temple of the King (Ritchie Blackmore), etc.
Sorry I know only the old songs.
arcoix
Some good beginner acoustic guitar songs?
Christina
I know A, E, D, G, Em and Am. Any good songs to learn?
Answer
This should get you started
Links for Song chords (Tabs)
http://www.azchords.com/
http://www.guitarchordsmagic.com/guitar-song-chords/guitar-song-chords.html
http://www.guitartabs.cc/
How To Read Guitar Tabs
guitar.about.com/library/blhowtoreadtab.htm
Free Tutorials
http://members.iinet.net.au/~pgt/tuolgt.html
http://www.guitarnoise.com/
This is pretty easy to play and it's been around for a while - the chords are in brackets{}
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: American Girl
Verse 1
{D}Well she was an {E7}American girl.
{G}Raised on {A}promises
{D}She couldn't help {E7}thinking that there was
a {G}little more to life {A}somewhere else
After all it was a {D}great big world
{G}with lots of places to {Em}run to
{A}And if she had to die tryin' she had one little promise she was gonna keep
Chorus
{G}Oh yeah,{A} allright, {D}take it easy baby {Bm}make it last all night{G}
She was {A} an American {D}girl
Verse 2
Well it was kinda cold that night
She stood alone on the balcony
Yeh, she could hear the cars roll by,
out on four-fortyone like waves crashing on the beach
And for one des'rate moment there
he crept back in her memory
God it's so painful when something that's so close is still so far to reach.
This should get you started
Links for Song chords (Tabs)
http://www.azchords.com/
http://www.guitarchordsmagic.com/guitar-song-chords/guitar-song-chords.html
http://www.guitartabs.cc/
How To Read Guitar Tabs
guitar.about.com/library/blhowtoreadtab.htm
Free Tutorials
http://members.iinet.net.au/~pgt/tuolgt.html
http://www.guitarnoise.com/
This is pretty easy to play and it's been around for a while - the chords are in brackets{}
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: American Girl
Verse 1
{D}Well she was an {E7}American girl.
{G}Raised on {A}promises
{D}She couldn't help {E7}thinking that there was
a {G}little more to life {A}somewhere else
After all it was a {D}great big world
{G}with lots of places to {Em}run to
{A}And if she had to die tryin' she had one little promise she was gonna keep
Chorus
{G}Oh yeah,{A} allright, {D}take it easy baby {Bm}make it last all night{G}
She was {A} an American {D}girl
Verse 2
Well it was kinda cold that night
She stood alone on the balcony
Yeh, she could hear the cars roll by,
out on four-fortyone like waves crashing on the beach
And for one des'rate moment there
he crept back in her memory
God it's so painful when something that's so close is still so far to reach.
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