• Registered: 2007-03-09
  • Posts: 12

Topic: Advice on Chords for Classical Guitar

I am teaching myself Classical Guitar from a book and I'm doing well at reading music, but playing the pieces which are all in first position at this time it seems that you have to chase notes all around the frets instead of fingering chord patterns.

When they talk about chords they just say a chord is a collection of notes played simultaneously, but there are no chords like I am used to playing.

Do classical musicians use chords like Am... or G7 etc or is it a different technique ? Sorry if I sound like an idiot but I have never tried to read music before. I have to say tho' that I'm having real fun learning. The guitar makes a better noise than my voice as well ..  <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_lol.gif" border=0 alt="Laughing">  Also it's nice to pick up a song book and be able to play songs you don't know.

  • Registered: 2007-02-02
  • Posts: 30

Re: Advice on Chords for Classical Guitar

i dont know too much about clasical guitar but i will try and help you. some songs there will be no fingering position and you will just have to move your fingers but parts of some songs can be made easier by recognising the chord fingering that can be used. in parts like this you will probably have to move a few fingers or take some of a string occasionally. i think most of this is right but i will check with a friend and tell you if it isnt.


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  • Registered: 2007-03-09
  • Posts: 12

Re: Advice on Chords for Classical Guitar

Thanks that would be really great. There must be lots of tricks of the trade not covered in books but after splashing out on a decent guitar and my books I can't really afford a person to teach me as well just yet.

  • From: Bellevue, WA
  • Registered: 2006-06-15
  • Posts: 3,336

Re: Advice on Chords for Classical Guitar

What you want to practice are "in position scales."  These would be the major, minor, and modal scales that are causing you to "move your fingers all over the fretboard."   Once you understand the various scale patterns, you'll find you aren't moving your fingers nearly as much as before, and more importantly, you'll know why you're moving them where you're moving them.


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