Learning Acoustic Guitar Cord
easiest way to learn guitar, if you only knew by shinedown?
I’m JUST starting to play guitar. I’ve only done scales and 3 or 4 cords, and I’ve only been at it for around 2 weeks. I have an acoustic guitar. I’d like to play a song for my girlfriend as a surprise (she has no idea I’m practicing). I was wondering if anyone out there could tell me the easiest way to learn “If you only knew” by Shinedown. Ex: The cords I need to learn or what you recommend practicing to learn it the fastest/best. I would prefer the information to come from a current guitarist with some experience.
Thanks a lot
Here is a tab of the song along with fingering for the chords: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/s/shinedown/if_you_only_knew_ver2_crd.htm
It looks pretty straightforward. It´s mostly open chords. The thing you´ll probably find most problematic is the F barre chord, so practice that one extra hard and how you transition from the open chords into the F.
Also remember to break it down and practice each part separately, before trying to play the whole song. Here´s a video of them playing it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyZStLSFGZY There you can see how the strumming goes.
Good luck.
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