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7 Essential Electric Guitar Chords for Beginners

We have teamed up with our friend Nate Savage of the Beginner Guitar System to bring you a series of guitar chord lesson that will help you get started fast.

The above video will teach you the essential open electric guitar chords you need to know when starting out. Pay close attention to the technique tips that are given in the video as learning these correctly now will avoid gaps in your learning later on.

Electric Guitar Chord Technique Tips

Ensure when you’re pressing down on the frets that you’re using the tips of your fingers and not the flat fleshy part. This will ensure you’re only pressing down on the one string you mean to play.

To encourage you to use the tips of your fingers keep your thumb square to the back of the guitar neck.

Beyond Beginner Guitar Chords

Once you’ve mastered these 7 guitar chords for beginners you’ll want to move on to bar chords and power chords.

Bar chords are used a lot on the electric guitar because they sound great with distortion.

If you’re ready to get serious about learning the guitar you should check out the best beginner guitar course online, Nate’s Beginner Guitar System.