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The First Guitar "Chord" To Learn. Be Inspired!

 

I figured there will always be someone - somewhere - picking up their guitar for the first time and inevitably the question will be "What chord do I learn first?"

So I put some time into thinking about this and what, if I could, think about the very best chord that combines relative ease to get down but also variations on that initial chord that could really inspire the player long term.

As I say in the video - once you have this down, I would really hope you will come back to it time and time again throughout your whole lifetime of playing guitar.

Enjoy!

 

Written by Richard Cholerton

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