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1. C Major
C major chord is one of the first ones introduced to beginner guitarists, offering an open string chord that can be altered and modified into multiple variants to form songs.
An easy, beginner-friendly chord to start out on is a closed C chord, which only requires two fingers to play but sounds similar to its full version. This serves as an excellent stepping-stone until beginners build enough dexterity and flexibility in their hands to tackle its full form.
An additional variation is a C power chord, commonly found in songs by Aretha Franklin (Chain of Fools) and Creedence Clearwater Revival (Run Through the Jungle). While beginner guitar players might find this harder than its counterparts, as this chord requires barring all strings except the first with your second finger; doing this puts some additional stress on wrist joints.
3. E Major
Chords on the guitar can be challenging for newcomers to learn, especially if you are unfamiliar with finger positioning. Luckily, there are small bars on the fretboard to assist in this regard and be sure to keep your fingers close to these so as to not miss any notes!
Major chords consist of three components – root, major third and perfect fifth – while minor chords use these same notes but with a flattened (lowered) third note. You may have heard these types of chords in popular songs like Boulevard of Broken Dreams by My Bloody Valentine and Pinball Wizard by The Who.
Another popular chord type is the sus4 chord, which replaces the third with a fourth (the formula being 1-4-5). This works particularly well when placed immediately before or after another parallel major or minor chord.
4. G Major
If you already play chords in C, transposing to G major should be relatively effortless; otherwise, that will require shifting your entire melody line upward or downward by several notes.
G major is one of the easiest scales to master, as its only sharp – F# – makes it easy to identify on the fretboard and play up and down its scale without difficulty.
Work on fingerings for this scale – particularly the upper octaves. One way of doing this is using Skoove’s metronome to practice slowing down and practicing fingerings; this will allow your fingers to adjust to moving around on the fretboard in an unfamiliar manner.
5. A Major
The A Major chord is an iconic shape on the fretboard, comprised of only three notes from its major scale (first note, second and fifth notes) as its foundation. Also referred to as a sus chord due to missing one note (third).
This chord can be heard in many upbeat songs, such as Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Green Day.
Once you master CAGED chords, more advanced shapes become possible – including seventh chords, triads and altered chords – making these very popular among musicians as they create different emotional spaces for performance. They also serve as an excellent foundation for intermediate guitarists looking to learn new chords using fifths or augmented fifth intervals.