Kristo Käo

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How Many Chords Does A Guitarist Need

posted in Chord Of The Week, Lessons and tips on March 6, 2014 by Kristo Käo 0 Comments

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 →

Is The F Chord More Difficult Than Others?

posted in Lessons and tips on January 29, 2014 by Kristo Käo 0 Comments
Strumprofessor level 9

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

posted in Chord Of The Week, Lessons and tips on January 27, 2014 by Kristo Käo 0 Comments

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 →

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