Vanessa’s attempt to learn how to play 3 basic chords on the guitar

The guitar I used to learn 3 Basic Chords. This is the guitar that my Dad gave my daughter, I decided to borrow it and try to teach

myself how to play the guitar.

I took a trip to the local public library and came across this video, it was the only video I could find on guitar lessons. The video is for 6

to 10 year olds.

Here I am watching the video and attempting to tune the guitar for my first lesson in guitar

playing.

I found these two books at the public library and spent two hours reading through them.

All the chords that are played on the guitar. I hope to learn them all one day. But for this assignment I am starting

out with 3 basic chords.

First step in guitar lessons, know which finger is what number so you can follow

along with the book or video.

I did go to the You Tube site and watched a few videos, but could not keep up with the video.

So I hit the books again….Here’s one of the links I watched

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg-BRpn38L8

The page I used to learn the 3 basic chords A, D, and E Book- Guitar for Dummies Page 41.

Proper vs. Vanessa’s finger placement technique

The A chord Vanessa’s finger placement

Proper vs. Vanessa’s Finger placement technique

The D Chord Vanessa’s Finger Placement

Proper vs. Vanessa’s finger placement technique

The E Chord Vanessa’s finger placement

Here I am practicing the E Chord and strumming.

Here I am practicing the D Chord and strumming.

Here I am practicing the A Chord and strumming.

Ways to learn how to play Guitar

• There are many ways for an individual to learn how to play guitar, it all depends on your particular learning style.

• Books • Videos• CD’s • Guitar Instructor

The End

• So what did I learn from this assignment?• #1 lesson- I am a hands on learner who really needs

a Guitar Instructor to teach me how to play the guitar.

• #2 lesson-Practice, practice, practice!!! I spent more time jumping from reading and watching videos with hopes of learning when in reality I just need to keep on practicing one chord at a time till I felt I have mastered it then move on to the next chord. Lesson learned