How many chords do you actually need to know? Let’s see what is your goal. If all you want is to strum accompaniment to an odd pop song then 10 chords is good enough. These would be for example A, Am, B7, C, D, Dm, E, Em, F, G There are plenty of famous songs… Continue reading
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Is The F Chord More Difficult Than Others?
This post is based on actual data from the Strumprofessor game, where players practice chord changes in real time. Since I have lost the source data and graph that illustrated the findings, I’ll focus on the key takeaways instead. Why Is the F Chord So Hard to Play? Most common guitar chord shapes—like G major… Continue reading
Different Shapes Of A Guitar Chord
The guitarist in this video (Bob Marley – Exodus) seems somewhat bored. Is it because he only has to play a single chord during the whole song? Am is probably one of the first chords that a beginner guitarist gets acquainted with. However, even this seemingly quite tough restriction leaves a plethora of possibilites how… Continue reading