Basic Guitar Chord ChartsBasic guitar chord charts are easy to read, once you know how the guitar strings and frets are represented in the diagrams. And you must know the symbols that represent which guitar strings to play.Guide to Chord ChartsThe basic chord charts illustrate how to form a chord. The most basic chord chart is a simple “chord box” (diagram 1) that shows the fretboard in a vertical orientation, with the six strings running up and down. The low E (thickest) or 6th string is on the left, and the high E (thinnest) or 1st string is on the right. The horizontal lines are the frets. The thick solid line at the top of the box represents the nut of the guitar, the end of the fretboard.Diagram 1:
Finger ChartsThe numbers within the black circles represent the fingers to be used. A guitarists' fingers are numbered 1 (index finger) thru 4 (pinky), as shown in diagram 3 below.Diagram 3: 
It is common to build three chord guitar songs on the I (tonic), IV (subdominant) and V (dominant) chords of a given key. For example, in the key of D, this represents the D major, G major, A major chords. Learn these three basic guitar chords and you can instantly play many easy guitar songs! For example, try the Hal Leonard 3 Chord Songbook. Table of Contents: LESSONS
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