A Minor 7 And C Major Chords
Learn How To Play The A Minor 7 And C Major 7 Guitar Chords!
Ok, you have learned your G major and D major chords! Now you need to learn two more chords to be able to play through the chord progression in the next lesson. In this guitar lesson you will be learning how to play an A minor 7 chord and a C major chord. Once you have these two chords down you will be ready to move on to the actual lessons where you will be learning how to play the song. Here are the two chord diagrams for the A minor 7 and C major chords.
Make sure that you have these chords down cold because in the next lesson we will put them together with the G and D chord that you learned in the last lesson. Changing form chord to chord smoothly can be challenging so make sure you have these shapes down before moving on to the next lesson.
Your beginners lessons are cool in that they are made easy to follow and I am sure many will benefit from them like me.
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yeah. I learned ukelele first, so learning guitar on my own is a bit of a problem-until I googled for guitar lessons and found this site. I want to say that its GREAT and thanks Nate for your time
nate is teaching guitar very well
Lesson to play a guitar
am7 it sounds realy bad on my guitar i kneed help
I love the lessons they are easy to learn the for make the video
try re-tuning or pushing on your stings a bit harder, Carissa
You are right.
Is it just me or does A minor 7 sound the same as C major? I am practicing transitting from one to the other but it just sounds as if I am playing the same chord
Yo ubeginner lessons are great I really appreciate you taking the time to share with all of us. Thanks
thank you for sharing your knowledge!
I’ve learned a lot
you have really really taught the chords really well, for once i feel i can do it… awesome Nate… you are truly the best
First I would like to commend you on giving your time to help all of us beginners. My question is I have been trying to learn certain chords which are frustrating two are chord b flat major and chord f major the chord f major requires me to cover the 5th and 6th strings while i am also covering the 1st string and the chord b flat major reqiures me to stretch what seems to be humanly impossible. My question is am i trying too hard of a chord for just being a beginner? I am 47 and the desire to play is so overwhelming but the frustration is killing me it feels like I am wearing boxing gloves
Hey Tommy,
I think diving into chords like this even as a beginner is good. It may take you a while to get them sounding good but they will eventually. You might want to only tackle the challenge of building up the strength in your index finger first before taking on the entire chord. Try to get a nice clean sound out of your bar with your 1st finger on all 6 strings!
know how you feel. I first picked up a guitar about 9 years ago, the frustration and too much hard work caused me to give up. This time I feel ready. Ive only learned 2 chords so far, d major and g major. However I feel confident now. Before the pain was too much, now I hardly notice it at all! My worst frustration was changing from chords quickly, I would take my fingers off a chord and pause, thinkinng where to place my fingers for the next chord. Now I continue strumming during transition and picture in my head the next chord shape-it sounds a lot better with no pause and has given more confidence to continue. Im just about to check out the next 2 chords. Good luck
first time it will b painful. bt aftr practising hard it’s really seems so easy……
These videos are a lot better compred to my first act lessons. Thanks Nate
nice lessons nate now i will practice the chord after that will learn the song
This might be a dumb question, but what are the diagrams in the text, below the video? Those are different than the diagrams in the actual video…right?
no, they r the same. those r just the chords that were played. they help u practice duh
Those r the same chords that was on the video duhhhhhhhhh
@attempt1 those diagrams are the chords he is playing it may look different but they are the same chords
you are seriously the only person I’m able to understand when it comes to being taught to play guitar. thanks bro. (:
thank you, this is helping so much, i can actually understand you(:
your teaching method is great ,really helpful…many thanks
this is AWESOME i love C cord
this is awesome im actually learning to play guitar yay B)
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Wow! These lessons are very helpful. I’ve tried lessons in person and it just did not click with me. You make this so easy and understandable.
One question, I would like to clarify what I believe Attempt1 was saying. The chord charts in the lesson and the chord charts below the video are slightly different. I’ve noticed this difference in other chord charts. The “zeros” are either filled in or empty. Why the difference?
Thanks again. This is so fun.
Hi, is there an alternate way to play the c Major 7 chord. My hands hurts so bad when i try putting my third finger on the 5th string on the third fret. And i think i twisted my wrist too
. Is there an alternate way or can i do without the c major chord. Not a huge fan of that chord right now.
twist your wrist like your holding a barbell in the bicep curl position
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i find the hard part is my index finger. but using the pinky instead of 3rd is a little easier.
hi nate, i’m from malaysia. a guitar beginner… just bought my very first acoustic guitar two days ago! came cross this site when i “suddenly” had the urge of learning guitar.. and after browsing a few videos here, i decided to self-learn, not to attend classes. your lessons have been really helpful. thank you so much
While my thought of playing music is to turn on the satellite radio in the van, I decided to take up something i’ve always wanted to do. So far, I can tell i’ve got to get some length transplanted to my fingers. I haven’t had much luck in making the connection with the fingers as shown. (ain’t gonna give up, though) Thanks for the time and effort of explaining so this 61 yr can understand it.
Erm. Well, my Am7 sounds quite depressing, and my D chord is not up to par. My other chords sound great, but some are not turning out well. Maybe I need a new guitar? The strings are perfectly normal and my guitar is also in tune. I don’t know what else to do.. By the way, the lessons are amazing.. Thanks ^^
My C chord sounds depressing too.. Maybe it’s just me..
Maybe you need to check the neck of your guitar or the frets? I’m not sure, I’m no pro like nate. But there are some factors you can consider that can affect the sound coming out.
I had the same problem when I first started playing. So I took it to a guitar repair shop to find out the problem. When I first bought my guitar, I did not do the required set up for the neck and bridge. All guitars have to have a slight bow in the neck. This will change the sound quite abit.
that’s fine. my choir mistress at school always used to say “a minor is depressed but a major is happy; like when teens go back to school.”
Man you really are a great teacher
Your a great teacher for once I feel like I can do it and I’m not sitting for hours on end in my room practicing 4stinkin cords , thanks so much
this is awsome
OMG I learned how to play my first song on guitar!!!! Thank you so much
reaaly thaaank u alot ,, i hope u put more videos for beginners ^.*
cause all people are starting from ZERO in this site should know the Basics like this ;D
awesum dude…thnx…u hepled me a lot…..god bles u :*
trust me you are too good. i always wanted to learn guitar but felt so uncomfortable to go to a music school to learn it, and you have done my job easy as i can learn it from the comfort of my house thank you so much this has been really helpful so far.
i really like this tutorial
AMAZING SITE!!!! GREAT LESSONS
Hi Nate, thanks for this wonderful site.
I’m not a beginner and I can’t say I’m amateur, because there are parts in all these lessons that I know a bit of and some not. But as not having a clear ground on guitars. I’m starting off as a beginner in all these lessons ( except for the tuning and such, haha ). As it’s the only musical instrument I have available now (the guitar). I wanna pursue on it. Yes, I’m a drummer, but without a band, and it’s nearly hard to find one for me, for some personal reasons ofc. And I’d like to share with you my heartfelt gratitude for having this site available. One can find it here mostly everything he needs to start off his grounds. And what not, it’s free, and it’s easy.
And then again, thank you so much Nate. Keep it up. May the force be with you( yea, I’m still a bit teen lol).
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You’re a good teacher!
but i don’t how to put my fingers
on the chords fast (sorry for my english)
thanks nate its my first time playing guitar and you make it so easy my friends that play guitar for 4 years think that im cheating your the best nate
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i just love music but never learned to play anything and i still don’t but after reading these instuctionns , i thinks i will start my first guitar practice…and age has nothing to do with what i want to do and i have to thank the good Lord that I can learn if i want to …thanks again good friend
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WOW what a great site. Nate your a star, giving your time & knowledge free, thank you, at the age of 47, iv picked up a guitar for the first time, picked your site & yes this info is free, Thank you, all I need to do, is practice, & enjoy, all the best
Thanks for takin your time and teaching alot of people in the world. Thanks for also teaching me. Now I have something to do on Christmas Day. Thank You!!!
Real cool and awesome lessons.
All i can say is thanks. These lessons are really helping me alot.
These lessons are so awesome! My Mum,brother and I are learning together and we have learnt so much from these lessons!!! My Mum and I actually love you your the best Nate! Thanks soooooooooooooo much! <3
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Thank you Nate! Great lessons
I always wanted to learn to play the guitar,now that i have retired from the work force,and have the time,i have decided to learn it, your videos are great and easy to follow.
Thanks Nate
Hello!
I just want to thank you about your lessons. I know many things thanks to you. But when I play the 2 chords, i see no difference. Is this normal, because im left handed & play with normal strings, i mean they are EADGBE, but they are supposed to be EBGDAE. does this make me think there is no difference between A minor & C major?
there is a difference . at first thats what i thought you will here it eventually.
Thanks Nate, your videos help a lot.
hi these lessons help alot but i can get the gand d magor chords it keep sounding weird. what do i do ?
i mean G and D MAJOR CHORDS ,
Press down harder. Use the tip of your fingers. Practice, practice, practice. I had the same problem too. Hope it helps!
do you have any advice on how to keep my fingers on my left hand from hurting?
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im confused do you put your finger on the lines or in between the lines
In between. Just before the next fret. Line=Fret
Its easy for me because i play the violin
I <3 ur beginner lessons but is there lessons for every note? And how do u read sheet music to play a song?
A great thank you for all the lessons, i am benefitting a lot from them and they are improving me.
your teachings are great, its just i have one of those begginers guitars that sound diffrent so im just confusing mysself
Any help? :/
any advice for people with fat fingers? some of the time when i try to play the chords and just learning the placing of my fingers without looking my fingers overlap the string under it just naturally and i’m trying to stop it but its hard to not do, is it me or the guitar or what?
Hi nate, got any advice for people with fat fingers??..wen i try placeing dem on a particular string dey touch the onez below and mute dem..itz xo depressing…ive tried evrything, i even tried puttin tape round my third finger 2 help reduce d size:-(…please i need ur help..
Hey nate, got any advice for people with fat fingers??..wen i try placeing dem on a particular string dey touch the onez below and mute dem..itz xo depressing…ive tried evrything, i even tried puttin tape round my third finger 2 help reduce d size:-(…please i need ur help..
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Im in the ninth grade now, but i first picked up a guitar in the sixth grade, but gave up. my mom bought me a book for christmas two years later, but i hated it. I got into drums 6 months ago, used DrumLessons, loved it. Now I’m starting to stick with guitar, which I’ve always wanted to learn how to play
Hey man i really appreciate your help with learning how to play the guitar, it has helped a lot and I’m now going to be able to do what i want, play the guitar
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hi well i know tis lesson dont have somthing to do wit this but im kinda struggling with changing from a chord to e chord im really trying but im getting frustrated is tere any chance you could do a lesson on that? thanks
Practice is the key.
also youe website is helping me alot its quite tricky teaching myself guitar at my age i mean like im only 10!
i know wat u mean im 11 and have a lot of trouble changening from chord to chord
thanks for all this help! Im so glad I found this source to learn Thanks again I really apreciated it.
Thanks alot wiz the drums lessons am now perfect
Thank you, Nate, this has helped me tremendously so far! I hope to learn more from the next series of lessons. Being twelve makes it very difficult to learn guitar, go to school, and play soccer all at the same time, but tese lessons make it much easier to deal with! I am so excited to learn more!
THANKS
this is probably the only website i’ve found that lets you learn at your own pace and i love it! the only thing i have trouble with is remembering the names of the chords! >.< any help there?
plus i have kinda fat fingers and they keep touching the other strings
its realy nice
this is hard i need a smaller guitar i can barly reach where my fingers go on the frets
Well this is great…Hey nate! it would be really helpful if you can suggest me some preliminary training to set the fingers over the strings…
I have metal strings, my fingertips are literally blue -_-
thanks nate! these videos have improved what little I already knew, and (at least) doubled my learning speed!
I just found Nate’s site and am excited! I am going through the beginning lessons which are easy to follow…..I see one confusing part though….on the chord lessons. The actual diagram in the video is different from diagram written below in the notes. Why? For instance, in the video the Am7 is shown that the 1,3, and 5 string are open and the 6 string has an X. Down below the written diagram shows the first string open, the 5th string closed. All so the finger positions are the same in each but they are colored differently. Can someone please explain why these discrepancies? Thanks! And thank you Nate for the lessons!
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really good lessons, thanks a lot. I am often struggling will gettinga clean finish on the chords. My nails are too long and so i am going to have to gp through a lot of pain of cutting them short and then hardening my skin. ahhhhh
Thank you for all your nice lessons. I saw one of your lessons and then I went and bought a guitar so I could learn and be like you or maybe better no one knows.
Thanks
what does the filled in black dots mean?
i feel stupid because i cant do it =(
That isn’t any reason to feel stupid.I couldn’t do the Major D Chord at first, but now it’s fine.You just have to practice more.
thank u
Learning to play the guitar is a great way to relax. Once u purchase and set it up properly, it is pretty cheap thereafter! It is all about taking the time to practice and understanding that this will take some time to learn. My biggest challenge is stretching those fingers wide out on the frets and getting that crisp sound. Bar Chords are also tough! I can surely respect all of you who have practiced and played for years. Thank You!!!
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Hey! These lessons are awesome and easy to follow. I am a beginner. I am having trouble with the fingering. I feel like my fingers are like too small or something. They are short and its hard for me to curve them around relaxed because I feel I am straining. Any help on my short finger issue? LOL
I don’t think that’s just you. Its my first day and i seem to be having the problem!
I feel the same way its day three.. the D major cords seems impossible
Yay I like these lessons
Thank you so much I have tried many times to learn to play but no I can finally understand it!!!!!.
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Hi!
Dear Nate,
Is it just me, or does the Am7 and C chord sound exactly the same? It sounds the same to me, please explain. But other than that the lessons are great! Thanks!
Nvm
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you fucking suck balls and im waiting
multumesc, incep sa cant si eu
I love your lessons! Thanks so much!
I never, EVER thought I’d be able to learn, but I’m actually DOING it pretty well. My brother who plays guitar doesn’t come over much, and there are no lessons anywhere near me, so I thought I was out of luck. Then I found this and started playing, and I’m like “YES!” so thank you! And I have abnormally long fingers, so I’m thanking genetics now.
I’ve always wanted to learn guitar but none of the things I tried were working for me, until now. Thanks for all the tutorials , they really help.
thanku sooo much. i always wanted to learn guitar.
I’m incapable of changing chords quickly and efficiently. I’ve been trying for weeks but can’t even go from G to D. I quit.
Cool!
you are superspecial. thank you so much.
Helo these chordsare very cool and you can add some more chords
Thanx man, i appreciate so much
i hv really enjoyed these lessons
thanks to these lessons i might become a musician
for the Am7 and Cm i’m having trouble using the 2nd and 3rd fingers but i’m fine with using 1, 3 and 4. is this ok or will it cause me problems in the future?
Many thanks for these helpful videos, they are quite simply the best of the bunch. I do have one question for you: I understand the X (do not play) and the 0 (open note), but what’s up with the black 0? Here’s a link to what I’m talking about (black 0 above the 5th string and an empty 0 above the first string. I tried to figure it out myself by rewatching the vids and reading all the comments, but it continues to elude.)
http://www.guitarlessons.com/media/guitar-lessons/chord-charts/am7-c-chords.jpg
I figured it out – the black 0 is over the note that has its name in the chord. That’s why it’s black over the A string for the A minor 7 in the link I posted. Another noob hurdle in the rearview!
Thank you for your service. Beautiful and simple to follow.
Thanks Nate for your time
you are the best!!!
Really enjoying the lessons,easy to learn.
Thanks very much
hey Nate, am an Intermediate thanks to you..Love your lessons,man!
these lessons are so helpful and easy to follow. Plus I learned viola first so that makes getting the chords easier too.
sir there is problem that when i play guitar it start to cut my left hand fingure…what can i use to prevent it
I expect your fingers will toughen up after you play the guitar a lot
It is better to learn correct left hand fingering and not get into a bad habit of incorrectly
Fingering chords early when practicing chord changes.
The lessons are great,but in the middle of one lesson it would not let me watch the video.
Hi nate
Just want to say thanx you have help me a lot I’ve been trying to play guitar for a while now I even went for lessons it didn’t helpt e at all but aftrr I have read all your advice and watch your videos I can now play over 10songs and it feewls good thx man you rock
Sorry to hear about your break up though I wish you all the luck in the world stay strong
those names are different at spanish , they got to be DO and the other i don’t know