Woodstock Chimes Kid's Guitar, Tuning And Playing Instructions

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You can tune each string this way, by
matching it to the one you’ve just tuned.
Here’s a chart to help you tune your guitar
this way:
6th string pressed down at the fifth fret = A
(open 5th string)
5th string pressed down at the fifth fret = D
(open 4th string)
4th string pressed down at the fifth fret = G
(open 3rd string)
3rd string pressed down at the fourth fret = B
(open 2nd string)
2nd string pressed down at the fifth fret = E
(open 1st string)
Just remember if you tune your guitar
in this way, it will probably not be
in tune with other instruments.
If you want to play with
friends, you can retune
your guitar to their
instruments.
Your First Chords
Here are some
diagrams that show
where your fingers
should go in order to
play chords on the guitar.
If you learn these three
chords you’ll be able to
sing and play hundreds of
fun songs.
The dot tells you which string to press down,
and at which fret. The number in the dot tells
you which finger to press with. (“1” is your
index or pointer finger, “2” is your middle
finger and so on.) When you see a dotted
line, it means that you should not strum that
string with that particular chord.
The first chord diagram below shows you
how to play the D chord. Your second
(middle) finger presses the 1st string at the
second fret; your first (index) finger presses
the 3rd string at the second fret; and your
third (ring) finger presses the 2nd string at
the third fret.
Do not strum the 6th string.
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