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How to read chord charts: A chord is any time that an instrument plays more than one note. On

Reading guitar tablature: The horizontal lines represent strings. fretted instruments, chord charts (sometimes called chord boxes) are a common way of notating
The thinnest string on the guitar is the top string on the page. The thickest string on the guitar is the how to play chords. A chord chart is basically a map of one part of the fretboard. The vertical lines

bottom string on the guitar. (up and down) represent the strings, and the horizontal (left to right) represent the frets. The top

This means that the line that is closest to your face is the string that is closest to your face. line on the chart is the plastic nut at the end of the fretboard. The dots on the chart tell you where

The numbers tell you which fret to press down. You press down on the string just behind the fret. you need to place your fingers. Once you have placed all of your fingers, you strum across all
Some songs only use one string. Some songs use more than one string. Make sure to play attention strings at once with your picking hand.

to which string you are supposed to be playing. In this diagram, the blue arrows
show where the frets are on the

chord chart. The red arrows
show where the strings are. The

orange arrows show where you

place your fingers to make the
chord.