Place the third finger at the second fret of the B stringħ. Move the first and second fingers toward the floor one string eachĤ. Now let’s practice switching back and forth from Em to A using the following process:ģ. To do this, simply use less elbow and more forearm rotation in your strum to create a smaller semi-circle. This means we do not attack it on our strum. Notice that there is an “X” over the Low E string on the A diagram. When making the A chord, it is important that we rotate our hand so all three fingers can get as close to second fret as possible for better leverage. Now slide them away from the second fretwork just slightly so that you can fit your third finger on the second fret of the B string. Begin by grabbing the Em chord then moving your first and second finger towards the floor one string each. Switching to the A chordįrom the E minor, we will learn to transition to A chord. Now let’s practice putting our left hand on our knee (a neutral position) then bringing it up to grab an E minor chord and then strumming the chord. ![]() When we strum the strings, be mindful to use the force you would use to pet a dog or cat, dragging the pick through the strings fluidly, without jerking your arm like a punch. When we combine these two motions, we get a nice semi-circle pattern. The second is our loosely forearm rotating from palm up to palm down (imagine you are trying to flick something onto the ceiling). The first uses our bicep and tricep to extend and contract out forearm at the elbow joint. When we strum we use a compound motion, which means two movements at once. When you have them placed, be sure your fingers are on their tips, your thumb is in the middle of the back of the neck as though you are leaving a thumbprint and the neck passes over the middle of your palm with adequate space to allow the High E to ring out. Now let’s make the E minor chord above by placing our first finger on the second fret of the A string and our second finger on the second fret of the D string. The open circles above the diagram indicate strings you will play open when strumming. Beneath each dot, at the bottom of the diagram, you will see number which indicate which fingers to use (1=forefinger, 2=middle finger, 3= ring finger, 4=pinky and T=thumb). In the middle of the diagram, you will notice some black dots these represent where you will place your finger to produce the given chord shape (which is labeled at the top). Each vertical line represents a string starting from the Low E at the left side and progressing to the High E on the right side. The line below that represents the third fret and so on. ![]() ![]() ![]() Each horizontal line below the top line represents a fret, so the line below the top line represents the first fret. The top line of the diagram represents the nut of the guitar, the place where the fretboard ends and the headstock begins*. Think of it as though someone took a picture of the end of the fretboard with the headstock angled upwards. It can seem a little confusing at first, but with some orientation you will see it as a simple graphic representation of the fretboard. If you have attempted to learn guitar before, you have likely seen the diagram above.
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