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The small guides that make chords click.

Short enough to read before practice, specific enough to fix the thing that is blocking you. No tabs, no lyrics, no 40-minute video.

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The 8 open chords to learn first

C, G, D, A, E, Am, Em and Dm — diagrams, audio and the order that makes practice easier.

Decode the grid: strings, frets, dots, finger numbers, X and O, and barre lines. Includes a five-question diagram quiz.

A six-cause checklist for dead strings, flat fingers, thumb position, fret placement and accidental mutes.

One small task a day: learn the open chords, practise changes, add a capo lesson and record your progress.

Standard tuning E–A–D–G–B–E, reference tones, clip-on tuner steps and the 5th-fret method.

Pick or fingers, a loose wrist, and four patterns from one downstroke to D–DU–UDU.

Three-string F, Fmaj7, the A-shape F and the full barre — with the trade-offs and a practice ladder.

I–V–vi–IV, I–IV–V, vi–IV–I–V and ii–V–I — pick a key, hear the progression and learn why it works.

A minor pentatonic, C major pentatonic, A minor blues, A major pentatonic and the C major scale — full-neck maps with audio.

Every chord page has a play button. Hear the shape, then play it back. The chord finder covers all twelve roots with two movable shapes.