Learning Guitar - Lesson Two

By Dan Cross, About.com Guide

In lesson one of this special feature on learning the guitar, we were introduced to the parts of the guitar, learned to tune the instrument, learned a chromatic scale, and learned Gmajor, Cmajor, and Dmajor chords. If you are not familiar with any of these, be sure to read lesson one before proceeding.

What You'll Learn in Lesson Two

This second lesson will continue to focus on exercises to strengthen the fingers in the fretting hand. You'll also learn several new chords, in order to play many more songs. String names will also be discussed in this feature. Lastly, lesson two will also introduce you to the basics of strumming the guitar.

Are you ready? Good, let's start lesson two.