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Hear each one on a free online guitar.","Start with Em and Am, which need only two or three fingers, then learn E, A, D, C and G. With those seven open chords you can play thousands of songs. Add Dm and G7 next, and leave F for last, because it's a barre chord. Below are the shapes as fret numbers, from the low E string to the high E string, and you can hear each chord on [JotJam's online guitar](\u002Fmusic\u002Fguitar).",[30,34,83,92,123],{"h2":31,"p":32},"How to read the shapes",[33],"Each shape lists six numbers, one per string, from the thickest (low E) to the thinnest (high E). A number is the fret to press, **0** means play the string open, and **x** means don't play it. So **x32010** is C: skip the low E, 3rd fret on A, 2nd fret on D, open G, 1st fret on B, open high E.",{"h2":35,"table":36,"after":81},"The ten chords",[37,41,45,49,53,57,61,65,69,73,77],[38,39,40],"Chord","Frets (low E → high E)","Notes",[42,43,44],"Em (E minor)","022000","Two fingers. The easiest chord on the guitar.",[46,47,48],"Am (A minor)","x02210","Same shape as E, one string over.",[50,51,52],"E (E major)","022100","Em plus one finger on the G string.",[54,55,56],"A (A major)","x02220","Three fingers side by side on the 2nd fret.",[58,59,60],"D (D major)","xx0232","Strum only the top four strings.",[62,63,64],"C (C major)","x32010","A stretch at first; keep the fingers arched.",[66,67,68],"G (G major)","320003","Strum all six strings.",[70,71,72],"Dm (D minor)","xx0231","Like D, with the top finger moved back a fret.",[74,75,76],"G7","320001","Like G, with the high E at the 1st fret.",[78,79,80],"F (F major)","133211","A full barre: the first finger presses all six strings. Learn it last.",[82],"Pick a chord on the [online guitar](\u002Fmusic\u002Fguitar) to see its shape on the neck and hear how it should sound — then copy it onto your own guitar.",{"h2":84,"steps":85},"The order to learn them in",[86,87,88,89,90,91],"**Em and Am** — few fingers, and they sound good together.","**E and A** — the same hand shapes as Em and Am, one finger more.","**D** — short, four-string chord; the start of many songs.","**G and C** — the two everyone needs; practise switching between them.","**Dm and G7** — small changes to shapes you already know.","**F** — the first barre chord. Start with an easier version on the top four strings (xx3211) if the full barre buzzes.",{"h2":93,"table":94},"Progressions to practise",[95,99,103,107,111,115,119],[96,97,98],"Progression","Chords","Why",[100,101,102],"Three-chord rock","G – C – D","The backbone of countless songs",[104,105,106],"Pop progression","C – G – Am – F","Used in a huge number of pop songs",[108,109,110],"Minor feel","Am – F – C – G","The same four chords, starting on Am",[112,113,114],"Ballad","Em – C – G – D","Easy changes, big sound",[116,117,118],"Folk","D – G – A","Three open chords that flow into each other",[120,121,122],"Classic turnaround","C – Am – Dm – G7","Ends pulling back to C",{"h2":124,"list":125},"How to practise",[126,127,128,129,130],"**One-minute changes**: pick two chords and switch between them for a minute, counting the clean changes. Do it every day and watch the number climb.","**Four strums per chord**: strum down four times, change, repeat. Keep going even if the change isn't perfect.","**Use a metronome** at a slow tempo, around 60–70 BPM.","**Press just behind the fret**, not on top of it, to stop buzzing.","**Record yourself**: on the [online guitar](\u002Fmusic\u002Fguitar), hit Record and strum a progression, then listen back. Save the take to get it as sheet music with tab.",{"title":132,"items":133},"Questions",[134,137,140,143,146],{"q":135,"a":136},"What is the easiest guitar chord?","E minor (022000): two fingers on the 2nd fret, and you strum all six strings.",{"q":138,"a":139},"Which chords should a beginner learn first?","Em, Am, E, A, D, C and G. They're open chords, and together they cover most beginner songs.",{"q":141,"a":142},"Why is F so hard?","It's a barre chord: one finger presses all six strings at the first fret. Start with the small version xx3211 and come back to the full barre later.",{"q":144,"a":145},"How long does it take to learn the basic chords?","With short daily practice, most people can switch between the first few open chords within a few weeks. Clean, quick changes take longer — keep practising slowly.",{"q":147,"a":148},"Can I practise without a guitar?","You can learn the shapes and the sound on an online guitar, but your fingers need a real instrument to build strength and calluses.",[150,154,158,162,166,170,174],{"slug":151,"title":152,"description":153},"how-to-draw-a-floor-plan-online","How to draw a floor plan online, step by step","Draw a floor plan to scale in your browser for free: measure the rooms, draw walls at exact lengths, add doors and furniture, then dimension it.",{"slug":155,"title":156,"description":157},"floor-plan-symbols","Floor plan symbols and what they mean","What floor plan symbols mean: door swings, sliding doors, windows, stairs, furniture, north arrows and section marks — with free SVG symbols.",{"slug":159,"title":160,"description":161},"furniture-sizes-for-floor-plans","Furniture sizes to use in a floor plan","Typical sizes of beds, sofas, tables, desks, wardrobes, kitchen and bathroom fittings, and the space to leave around them, in centimetres.",{"slug":163,"title":164,"description":165},"section-hatch-patterns","Section hatch patterns: what each one means","What section hatches mean — concrete, brick, earth, insulation, timber, gravel — when to use each, and how to keep a section readable. 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