At first, learning guitar chords can seem to be a difficult task. But in reality, beginner guitar chords are just as simple to learn as anything else that you might learn on a day to day basis. Learning guitar chords might even be a bit easier than learning some other things because not only do you have basic memorization of the chords but you also get to use muscle memory.

Muscle memory is very important when learning guitar chords because it gives your brain yet another aspect of the experience to reinforce the memory. So eventually when you think of the chord that you want to play your fingers just automatically know how to play it.

When learning your first beginner guitar chords you should try to first get comfortable with the position of each finger and try playing the chord a few times without muting any of the strings. Then you want to begin practicing the chords without looking at the fret board of the guitar. The more you practice doing this, the easier it will become and the more likely it will be committed to your muscle memory permanently.

Eventually you will work your way up to switching between two chords without looking. Then you will slowly start adding more and more chords into the mix. When learning how to play guitar, the more chords you learn, the easier it will get to pick up new ones.

So which beginner guitar chords should you learn first? A good place to start is with the major chords. These chords usually have a bright and happy sound to them and are used in a lot of songs. After learning as few as three of these chords you should be able to play lots of songs. Some of the most popular chords to learn for the purpose of being able to play a song are the G, A, and C chords. There are a ton of songs with just these three chords in them and if you add one more chord, the D chord then there are even more possibilities so these chords will go a long way to getting you playing some popular songs.

The next types of chords to begin learning are the minor chords. These chords typically have a mellower or sadder sound and can add a lot to a song that is otherwise made up entirely of major chords. There are of course more variations of all these but if you learn both the major and minor chords then you are well on your way.

Of course the best advice to help you learn how to play guitar is just to keep practicing. The concepts of the actual chords are simple but it will take some time to master them and get the sound that you want out of the guitar. Just make sure you don't give up while you are learning guitar chords and you will be surprised at the amount of progress you will make over time.