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indieover
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is it learn the chords on guitar

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what are the chords of guitar. is it the same with the chords of the piano. i often see those dots on the chords of <a href="http://www.ollysguitar.com">guitar book</a>. well cause as we know we notes on piano. but on guitar i really dont' know how to read those chords.

how do you read those dots on the guitar chord book.
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The main difference between a guitar and piano is the fact that on a Piano you can play any given note in one place only. On the Guitar you play any given note in many different places. Often you can find up to 3 places to play any given note before the 12th fret.

This makes the guitar a very universal instrument to play but can also be confusing for the newbie.

In regards to chords, being there is more than one place to play a note, there is also more than one place to play a chord.

To make it easier for guitarists to read chords some clever person came up with chord charts.

Check the examples here on my blog that will advise you

http://blog.ollysguitar.com/2007/09/25/ ... d-to-know/

Here you will see some examples of chord charts.

They are a box that contains 6 lines - these represent the 6 strings on your guitar. The horizontal lines represent the frets. The dots are where to put your fingers.

This makes understanding how to play chords a lot easier.

Hope this helps
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