Comprehensive List of 2-Finger Chords for Guitar
Learning Two-Finger Chords
Most guitar chords cannot be played with just two fingers. In fact, some more advanced chords might require all of your fingers of your left hand—including the thumb!
However, it takes time to adapt physically to the challenge of playing the guitar. In the early stages, it's most productive to focus on the easier chords.
Some chords require only two fingers or less and are therefore usually easy enough to play that anybody can learn them fairly quickly. Fortunately, there are enough of these chords to keep you interested for awhile—hopefully long enough to build up some guitar technique and move on to more advanced chords.
Playing the Chords Correctly
Important: take note of the X marks indicating strings that should not be played. These chords will not sound correct if you accidentally play the strings marked with an X.
Common Chord Progressions
Try strumming through some of these recognizable chord progressions.
Key Tasks
- Practice the two-finger chords.
- Try to remember the names of the chords and associate them with the shape. This is not critical but will be useful later.
- Using your ears, try to find combinations of chords that sound good in sequence.
