Learn Guitar with Will Kriski » Chords

Easy Jazz Guitar Chords

Will Kriski — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:06:02 +0000

I’ve published a new guitar lesson on beginner jazz guitar chords. I use these to create many of my easy chord melody arrangements. I will do a video to accompany it soon.

The F Chord for Guitar- Beginner Lesson

Will Kriski — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:12:55 +0000

For more check out the Learn and Master Guitar DVD course.

Easy Guitar Chord – Esus4

Will Kriski — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:29:12 +0000

Spice up your playing with some sus chords. For more check out Online Guitar Coaching.

Borrowed Chords (Secondary Dominant)

Will Kriski — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:54:08 +0000

A nice introduction to borrowed chords even though it’s on a piano.
Borrowed chords often refer to using chords from the relative minor key but it’s often used to indicate chords that aren’t in the current key. The main idea is to approach the G chord with it’s dominant chord (up a fifth interval) which is D7. This is known as a secondary dominant. Note the progression Am D7 G C follows the cycle of fifths!

Beginner Guitar Chord Chart

Will Kriski — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:22:55 +0000

Here’s a nice beginner guitar chord chart. Do the basic open chords first (C, D, E, A, G), leaving F for last. F is tough due to the ‘bar’ you make with your first finger (laying it flat across 2 strings at once).

Then move on to bar chords. Bar Chords are great because they are movable. There are only a few shapes, chords starting on 6 string, chords starting on 5 string, with each having a major and minor shape.