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What are the 2 easiest chords to learn to play on a acoustic guitar?



Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Emin7sus is not a very 'rewarding' and musically pleasing chord to start with though it is technically a chord.

If you would like to know two chords that are easy to play and sound distinctly 'pleasing' to the ear, try G major5 and E minor. You only have to fret 2 strings on either of these chords but you'll get a huge sound. E minor is dark and sinister. G major5 is bright and chimey.

To play them:

E minor:
1.Place your middle finger on the A string (the one right after the fattest string) between the 1st and 2nd fret wire (aka 2nd fret).
2.Place your ring finger on the D string (the next thinnest string which is right next to the A string) ...between the 1st and 2nd fret wire (aka 2nd fret).
3. Now strum all 6 strings (i.e. 022000) starting with the fattest one.

The fretboard should look something like this:
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(Now take that 2-finger shape and move it slightly across the fret board to play an entirely different sounding chord...)

G major5:
1.Place your middle finger on the B string (the one right before the thinnest string) between the 2nd and 3rd fret wire (aka 3rd fret).
2.Place your ring finger on the high E string (the thinnest string) ...between the 2nd and 3rd fret wire (aka 3rd fret).
3. Now strum all the thinnest 4 guitar strings on the neck skipping the fattest 2 (i.e. xx0033) .

Once you get them down individually, switch between the two and you're playing a simple but dynamic chord progression. C and G The easiest chord to play on the guitar is the E minor seven with a suspended fourth. ( Emin7sus)

E minor is E - G - B, the seventh is D, the suspension is A and the Bass is E

Just strum the open strings without putting any fingers down at all.

this is the first chord I teach all of my students. Easiest chord in the world to play, hardest chord in the world to say!

The next easiest chord would probably be the E minor 7 ( Emin7)

Put your second or third finger on the second fret of the fifth string.

E minor = E - G - B, The seventh = D, and the Basses are E and B

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Just as easy but a little less utilitarian would be the A9 chord. (No third)

Put your second or third finger on the second fret of the fourth string

A7 = A - E - G (no third remember) the Ninth would be the B above the G would be the ninth, and the basses would be A and E.

Hope This Helps. I'll give you more than two, D-A-Em-D7-A7-Dm. That's enough for now. the ones i used at my concert Cconsaul is correct in his reply, but among the easiest and most beautiful chords on the guitar to play is Cmaj7. This is what it looks like: X32OOO

It takes two fingers to form this chord, but you can use three fingers for a complete ring: 332OOO

I've always called XOOOOO as G9 with G6 looking like this:
XXOOOO