What is a guitar chord?

Question

Someone asked me do i know any chords?
Huh.. ? ? ?

Answer 1

A guitar chord is a series of notes played together at one time, either by strumming or plucking the strings simultaneously. The simplest chord to play is the E minor Seven with a suspension. You do this by strumming your fingers across all six strings without pushing down any of them. The next easiest is the A9 with no third. You play this by dampening the sixth (fattest) string and playing the rest of the strings open. The next easiest chord to play would be the e minor seven chord. Put your second or third finger (whichever is most comfortable for you) just before the second steel bar (called a fret) after the neck nut (that white piece of plastic that the strings come out of toward the headstock)

The opposite of a chord would be an arpeggio. An arpeggio is a series of notes that would normally form a chord, but since they are played one after another, they can't actually be called one. The easiest arpeggio to play is the E minor arpeggio.

Put your thumb on the sixth (Low E or fattest) string. Put your first finger on the third string. (G) Put your second finger on the second (B) string. Put your third finger on the first (High E or thinnest) string. Now pluck your thumb against the sixth string, first finger against the third string, second finger against the second string, third finger against the first string, second finger against the second string, first finger against the third string, and back and forth in a 6/8 rhythm pattern.

The Thumb is also known as P
The first finger is known as I
The second finger is known as M
and the third finger is known as A

The pattern is therefore

P - I - M - A - M - I
P - I - M - A - M - I

You can also play a somewhat simpler

P - I - M - A
P - I - M - A

4/4 pattern

There are many other patterns and chords, but I hope this answers your basic question and gives you some things to think about as well.

Answer 2

A chord is at least three notes built upon a certain scale. One example are the notes found in C major: C, E, and G. You must have those three notes for a C chord, but you can also duplicate any or all of them, just as you can for any chord.

Cconsaul mentioned an easy chord to play: Em7--which it is. I have one that's even easier, which is G6. Here is what it looks like: (Look, Ma, no hands!)

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Answer 3

a guitar chord is basically playing different notes at the same time. its really not as hard as it sounds, you just have to know a little bit about music theory. basically, take the major scale. pick out the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th notes of the major scale, that is a basic major chord. if you play those notes at the same time (you might have to take a higher octave of the third or fifth). if you want to learn any other chords, leran about the modes of the major scale. take any one of those, and take every the first, third, fifth, and seventh and just play them together, and there you go, you know more chords. i really hope this helped, and if not then ask a musician

Answer 4

sorr but that is the stupidest question ive ever heard