A Major Chord

Lesson 2/71 | Study Time: 5 Min
Course: Beginner Rhythm Guitar
A Major Chord

A Major Chord

A

To play the A chord, place the first, second and third fingers of your left hand as shown in the diagram. Strum all six strings.

When changing between C and A use your second finger as a pivot.

Rhythm Pattern

E Major Chord

E

To play the E chord, place the first, second and third fingers of your left hand as shown in the diagram. Strum all six strings.

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1- Eighth Note Triplet Rhythms 2- F Major Chord 3- B Minor Chord 4- Minor Chords 5- Silent Strums and Continuous Rhythm 6- Eighth Note Rhythms 7- Suspended Chords 8- A Major Chord 9- Bass Note Rhythm Patterns 10- Alternative Chord Shapes 11- Rock Chords 12- LESSON ONE 13- Sixteenth Note Rhythms 14- Augmented Chords 15- INTRODUCTION 16- GLOSSARY OF MUSICAL TERMS 17- Chord Chart 18- How to Tune Your Guitar 19- Major Seventh Chords 20- Staccato Strumming 21- Rhythm Rests 22- Minor Seventh Chords 23- Major Sixth Chords 24- Alternate Bass Note Picking 25- Rhythm Rests and Eighth Note Strum Combinations 26- Diminished Chords 27- Silent Strum Rhythm Variations 28- Tuning to Another Instrument 29- More titles by LearnToPlayMusic.com 30- Chord Symbols 31- Arpeggio Playing 32- Turnaround Progressions 33- New Topic 34- <span class="symbolA">^</span> Time Rhythm Patterns 35- Eighth Note Rhythm Patterns 36- Slide Finger 37- The C Major Chord 38- Alternative Chord Fingerings 39- Approach to Practice 40- Tuning the Guitar to Itself 41- Combining Strumming And Arpeggio Patterns 42- The Seventh Chord 43- Bass Note Rhythm Patterns 44- 12 Bar Blues 45- Chord Progressions 46- Electronic Tuner 47- Tuning Hints 48- Rhythm Patterns 49- Notes on the Guitar Fretboard 50- Acoustic Guitars 51- Open Chord Shapes 52- The Chromatic Scale 53- Electric Guitars 54- Electric Guitars (played through an amplifier) 55- Guitar Fretboard 56- Amplifiers 57- How to Read Sheet Music 58- Strings 59- Easy Chord Table 60- Seating 61- How to Transpose 62- The Pick 63- The Capo 64- Right Arm Position 65- 12 Bar Blues 66- The Rudiments of Music 67- Turnarounds 68- Note Values 69- Notes, Rhythms and Rests 70- Chord Diagrams 71- Rhythm Symbols

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