Learn guitar from the song - Lost Stars - Adam Levine - 01 Chord / how to read chord chart

Ok now you are with your guitar

And you already search the chord from internet

You see a sheet of A4 paper size with lyrics and chord on the top

But...

You still don't know what the chords are like

So you search and you see the chord charts.

Now. ..

You ve got 2 problems

First is how to read the chord charts

And second , how to play when you see this lyrics and chord sheet

Let's begin with the chord chart.

You get this thing from internet

How to read chord chart

Chord chart displays guitar fingerboard as a plan / top view

6 Vertical lines mean 6 strings on fingerboard.

The double line indicates guitar "nut" which is between the neck and the head.

O - for playing opened string ( untouched string)

X - for muting it

Number is finger to play on the string.

Now I ll show charts of all chord in the song

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