If you want to start playing country songs on your guitar, here are a few easy chords you can try first. These will allow you to develop the feel for strumming.
This country song tells a simple yet inspiring tale about overcoming challenges and following your dreams. Anyone can relate to its message.
C Major
C Major is a key that utilizes only white keys, eliminating flats and sharps from its equation. Furthermore, its interval is composed of half steps making it simple for beginning guitarists to grasp.
Beginning to learn chords in other keys can be daunting and confusing, making it hard to interpret fretboard shapes. Therefore, starting in C is recommended.
D Major
If you’re unfamiliar with this key, playing the song with a capo on the second fret may make the task simpler as this gives your fingers more room to maneuver freely across chords without worrying about finger placement issues.
The D chord in this key is a triad, or three note triad, meaning it contains three notes in its root position – D, F# and A.
E Major
The E major chord is one that most beginners will be introduced to early on, as its bright sound lends itself well to various songs and compositions.
It also features a secondary dominant, which leads to other chords (such as F major) differently than diatonic dominants do – known as deceptive resolution, this technique should be practiced regularly to achieve success.
F Major
F Major is one of the easiest keys for guitarists to learn; with only one sharp note in it, learning it should come easily.
F Major is also an excellent way to develop skills in recognizing flats and sharps on the fretboard, which will enable you to quickly locate notes on every string and play them more quickly! This knowledge allows for faster finding and playing of notes – essential when moving quickly through music!
G Major
G Major is an immensely popular key, featuring in many songs across a wide variety of musical genres and even being adopted as the official key for both British and New Zealand national anthems.
Music theory and logical pattern make learning piano accessible for most. Start by finding the root note, then build from there.
Switching across strings makes it much simpler to play quickly.
B Major
As with other major scales, B Major contains five sharps in its key signature; chords may be composed using any note in this scale.
Playing the B chord requires strength and dexterity that few guitarists possess; however, its rich sound makes it worth your while to try your hand at. It appears in numerous songs.
C Minor
This song offers a relaxing strumming pattern that should be suitable for most beginner guitarists. Additionally, this provides an opportunity to experiment with various fingerpicking patterns.
This simple country song offers two simple chords and an accessible strumming pattern, making it one of the easiest country tunes to learn. Play it as either a rhythm song or fingerpicked version to suit your preference!
D Minor
D minor chords are popularly used to compose emotional, melancholic songs. Additionally, they can add suspense or create an urgent sense.
Reconciling D minor desperation into something marketable takes skill, while playing open D minor chords on guitar is more complex, since you must press down your pinky and ring finger on three high strings for unusual fingering that varies from other open chord shapes.
E Minor
Classical guitar music often utilizes E minor as it is one of the more natural keys for the instrument when played using standard tuning. While its chord shape may differ slightly from E major’s one, E minor uses your second finger rather than your third.
Start practicing this shape by counting internally or to a metronome and strumming an Em chord for four beats – this will get you used to fretboard playing and help build strength and comfort with it.