How to clamp (put) chords on the guitar?

This question should be analyzed separately, since any beginner in the learning process will certainly have it. In this article, I will give a list of recommendations and teach you how to properly set and clamp chords on the guitar.

You have probably seen the chord diagrams and the position of the fingers on the fretboard when setting a chord – these diagrams by themselves do not give anything. Very often you will have problems when trying to play a chord.

Two main problems when setting a chord:

That is why I want to explain how to properly clamp the chords so that all the strings sound and everything is fine 🙂

Setting a chord

Look at how the position of the fingers of the hand (and the whole hand) on the fretboard looks approximately when setting the chord.

Let’s immediately make a few remarks about the picture above.

It correct chord setting:

Now let’s consider another case.

It wrong chord setting:

Generally speaking, there is two basic rules for how to clamp (put) chords On guitar. You should always stick to them and learn to play chords perfectly:

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