How to Read Guitar Chords
It is important to learn how to read guitar chords in order to learn how to play guitar chords. Just about the only way out there to learn all guitar chords, from beginner guitar chords to guitar power chords is to read them from tab or from chord diagrams. Below shows examples of the D and F chord diagrams and their equivalent in tab.
In the above image as you can see a D chord on a guitar fretboard . To read a chord start from the lowest string and give it a number according to the fret on which that string is held .
Like on a D chord the lowest string is held on 2nd fret , then 2nd string on 3rd fret and the 3rd string on 2nd fret again . The frets which are not being held are called open and are represented with a 0. * represents mute that is you don't have to play that string. So by the above theory the tabulature for
D chord is 23200*
Similarly any open or barre chord can also be read . Here are a few examples :
A chord : 022200
F# barre chord : 112431
For details on How to read tabs follow this link : How To Read Tabs ??
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