John Livingston

Hey Beth. For the E chord, you pluck the low E string as the first note.

If ever you are in doubt, the first note that doesn’t have a minus sign on the chord chart, will be the 1st note of that chord.

So, since we start the strum from the top (the low/deep pitched strings), you need to look from the left to the right of the chord chart. So for G, there are no minus symbols, which means…Read More

Hey Lyn, thanks for sharing a bit of your story!
I completely understand getting put off by music theory and the more complicated areas of guitar. To be honest, I still don’t know that stuff. I’ve never taken any classes. I just love music, and love playing it, and that love has been my drive and teacher.

I’m glad you found your way here, and I hope you do make some great progress.…Read More