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CDavis
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Im tryingto teach myself how to play the guitar and im trying to learn some chords and I found this diagram.








How do I tell what fret and what string its talking about? This would be a real help if I understood it soplease  try and explain it for me

May 27 2008 7:12PM
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freeze_pooter
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the diagram shows the first 5 freats of the fret board. the top of the diagram shows the first fret and goes to the 5th. now the left line is your E string and it goes to the right E A D G B e.  The numbers you see on the frets corresponds with your finger. the number one is your index finger 2 is your middle finger and so on. when you see an X on the top of the string that means to not strum that string.
May 27 2008 7:16PM
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mitchk
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The furthest string to the left on diagrams is the low E string. The furthest to the right the high E.
These chords are all at the nut. If they arent at the nut there are roman numerals indicating the first fret shown.
May 27 2008 7:17PM
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b-kul
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May 27 2008 7:25PM
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