As with strength training, mastering the five fundamental chord shapes (C, A, G, D and F) will open up an abundance of sounds for your guitar.
This song highlights the potency of F minor chord. Its dissonant tonality symbolizes anger and longing for something better.
C Major
This lesson will show you how to play “Don’t Look Back in Anger” by the English rock band Oasis in C Major. This song is ideal for beginner guitarists as its open position chords are easy to finger. Playing this tune regularly helps develop finger dexterity and confidence when playing acoustic guitar.
C major scale is an essential starting point for beginner guitarists as it contains root notes for many popular chords. All major scales contain similar patterns of notes; by learning these and connecting them to fret positions on your guitar neck, you’ll soon become proficient at playing chords up and down its neck.
To play these chords in 4th position requires shifting and stretching but once you master this position it will make playing songs of any key much simpler.
D Major
D major is one of the first chords many guitarists learn, as it contains four notes – D, F# and A – within its four note structure. For novice guitar players it makes an ideal introduction as only three fingers are necessary to play it and doesn’t require too much vocal range to sing over it.
To play this chord, use your index finger to barre strings one through five while your middle finger frets fret six of string B while pressing down with your ring finger on string G (third string). If desired, leave open string four for a Dsus2 chord consisting of D(1) G(4) A(5)
Mutting lower strings requires some practice before you can do it without accidentally hitting them; however, the same method works well to protect higher strings as well.
E Major
E Major is an upbeat key with four sharps that is often employed by blues and rock guitarists; examples include Johnny Burnette’s “Train Kept A Rollin,” Robert Plant’s rendition of “Hey Joe,” as well as Antonio Vivaldi’s Spring Concerto from The Four Seasons. For beginners starting out, however, playing E Major may prove challenging; to become proficient use barre chords to practice across three strings with your index finger barre chording the first three strings and your middle and ring fingers for notes on fifth string playing notes simultaneously on fifth string to practice this chord mastered!
Modulation (the transition from one key to another) rather than traditional V (G) chord is used to achieve C Major in this song, which creates more rock-style vibe. Furthermore, modulation helps make chorus more dramatic and emotive; additionally avoiding F#/F natural clashes commonly encountered when dealing with minor chords.
F Major
F Major is one of the most ubiquitous chords found in popular music, making up approximately one fifth of its repertoire. With its versatility comes an endless number of variations that you can incorporate into your songwriting.
Learning this key can add sophistication to your guitar playing, as it also works well with fingerpicking patterns.
As with other major scales, it’s possible to form triads from this scale’s notes – chords consisting of third and fifth notes stacked atop their root note). To practice this technique, begin fretting the F on your low E string as your starting point – this note serves as your home base while fretting through the rest of the scale; your index finger should act as your designated finger for longer stretches between frets 1 and 2.
Oasis’ most successful hits – such as this one – make extensive use of F minor chords to convey emotion. This choice adds tension and drama to songs.