One of the things that makes the guitar such a nice instrument is the fact that it is based on the chromatic scale. What I mean by that is that, unlike the piano, there are no "black notes", there is just a straightforward sequence of notes moving smoothly over the fretboard. Why is that good? Because in truth, there are no special notes in music. The black notes of the piano are not black because they sound any different than the white notes.
Music theory calls the piano's black notes "enharmonic", because they can be named as either the sharp or the flat of their neighbor. But you know what? The white notes can also be named that way, depending on the context. A B can be a Cb, or an F an E#. That is because music theory, and the piano, is built around scales, particularly the major scales. So everything is... quite honestly... very confusing.
Then comes the guitar! Simple design, straightforward. Only complication comes when you try to fit traditional music theory with it. Suddenly, you don't know where things are. You are confused. Where is that sharp!? On the piano the notes were clearly marked by the geography of the black notes, but now you are lost. Relax...
See, all chords are built on a simple template. The major chord for example, uses a root note, the note four "frets" after that, and the note three "frets" after that. Or, the 1st, the 5th, and the 8th. Every single major chord uses this exact format, which is why we can play barre chords (you can't do that on a piano, can you?). Other chord types have other formats, but they are all pretty straightforward. The only "scale" you need to know is the chromatic one, meaning you need to know how to count "frets" while moving from string to string, but that is easy.
Then just figure out the most convenient way to play all the notes in the chord, and only those notes. As a fingerstyle guitarist, your options are huge. As a strummer, you are more limited, but it's still reasonably easy. You can tune the guitar to a particular chord template (an open tuning) and make things even easier. If you see a chord type you don't know the template for, just deconstruct it from an example chord, and you'll know how to build that chord for any note.
Master guitar chord construction by following our guide at iMasterGuitar.com.
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