[jthomas1600]

Let me say first of all...for those of you that continually take time to answer these questions, thanks.

Here's my question. I'm just now getting around to learning actual chords and trying to learn how to do more than just mimic rock and roll sounds. So I found a real basic chord chart that has the major, minor and 7th for each key...A, E, D, etc. So I've learned the majors, and just about have the minors and 7ths down. Here's my question does it make sense to keep learning this way? In other words should my next step be to learn another chord in each key (something tells me I don't really mean "key") and then add another and another until I know say 6 A chords, 6 D chords, 6 E etc? If this doesn't make sense what would you suggest. Also, I remember when I was a kid taking piano lessons I would play a scale and then play three chords types on the first note, then the third, then the fifth. I wish I remembered more about this. Is there a similar exercise or learning method for the guitar?

Hope this isn't too many questions in one post. Thanks again.

[Rainer.]

I'd learn moveable chord shapes more than anything. That is going to help you out the most. Each chord form can be just changed to different root notes by simply moving it up and down the fretboard. If you can pick up a book, Fretboard Logic SE explains this quite well.

[taiko]

That is one way. It I systematic thus just the ticket for some people. On the other hand learning different voicings/fret locations for basic chords may prove more usefull then only being able to hit say an A chord in one position and then only knowing one position to hit an A6 or Adim, etc chord for example.