Country music has definitely become one of the most popular forms of music over the many decades that it has been in existance. This type of music is listened to in almost every place in the world. From old-time artists like Jimmie Rodgers all the way up to Keith Urban, country music has certainly evolved. Western swing, honky tonk, cowboy music, outlaw country, bluegrass, and many other sub-genres of country are all included in the country music umbrella.

A modern country band or ensemble usually consists of drums, both acoustic and electric guitar, bass, vocals and keyboard but will also sometimes include fiddle and lap-steel guitar.

If someone thinks about the place that country music stands out in, that would have to be Nashville, Tennessee. With places like the Grand Ole Opry and the Country Music Hall Of Fame, Nashville is the only place to go if you are a serious country music fan and want to learn about the history of the genre.

There are literally thousands of country singers both past and present. Some of the most influential has to be Johnny Cash, Hank Williams Patsy Cline and Merle Haggard. Songs from these singers can still be heard on the radio today.

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Chords are formed by combining notes and playing them together. Now we have a lot of variety of chords, there are major chords, minor chords, dominant chords, suspended chords, augumented chords, and many more. But here we will only talk about some of the major and minor chords that are of most importance at a beginners level, these chords positions should be memorized and in time you should be able to move your fingers from one chord to the other one, without any gap of time in between. The chords we will cover here will also cover most of your favourite numbers. So lets take a look at them.

Chart of Em Chord

This is a chord chart. It is a picture or graph that represents where you need to position your fingers on the fretboard to form the chord. Remember, many people say that there is a correct positioning finger pattern, but i personally don’t believe in that, you should use whatever pattern fits you and helps you. Though it is still advised to follow the regular pattern. From left to right, they are the 6th (low E, the thickest one), 5th (A), 4th (D), 3rd (G), 2nd (B) and 1st (high E, the thinnest) strings. This will almost always be the case in any chord chart that you look at. This is why, whether you play left handed or right handed, you can read the same charts. The horizontal lines are the frets, and the dots show where you need to put your finger. If you see a “0″ above a particular string, then you play that string as an “open” string. This means that you do not have to put a finger on it at all. An “X” means that you do not play the string at all.

Also remember to place your tip of the finger on strings and not flat fingers. Now when we go to the chart of an E chord you will notice that there is a difference of just one note, so what u do is that u keep your previous fingers as it is and just add one more finger playing that third note. Now play them one after other and see the difference yourself.

Chart of E Chord

Chart of Am Chord

Chart of A Chord

Chart of D Chord and Chart of Bm Chord


One last quick note - sometimes, particularly on TAB found on the Internet, chord charts will be replaced with something that looks like a serial number. read from left to right as chord charts are, complete with “Xs” and “0s.”

Em - (022000)
E - (022100)
Am - (X02210)
A - (X02220)
D - (XX0232)
Bm - (XX0432)
C - (X32010)
G - (320003)

I hope this lesson helps you in getting started

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