Guitar: your first songs

With three or four chords you can play hundreds of songs. Choose your first songs from ones that use easy chords.

You will need

• Your instrument
• Sheet music, tabs or an app
• Metronome

Steps

1. Choose an easy song

   Choose a song that uses the chords G, C, D and Em.

2. Learn the chords

3. Practise the changes

4. Learn the strumming pattern

5. Play slowly

6. Sing along

7. Record yourself

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