E Major Chord

SOURCES
E Major Chord Image: http://deftdigits.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/open-e-major-chord-diagram-204x300.png
Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yOtp8XCdaA

A Major Chord

SOURCES
A Major Chord Image: http://deftdigits.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/open-a-major-chord-diagram-204x300.png
Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ChC3GpcFh4

D Major Chord

To play a D major chord, you strum from the D string.

SOURCES
D Major Chord Image: http://media.abhiguitar.com/chords/Dmaj.png
Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7Mgwug0Kzk

A Minor Chord

To play the A minor chord, you strum from the A string.

SOURCES

A Minor Chord Image: http://www.justinguitar.com/images/BC_images/121-Am-chord.gif

Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tajw_obMjjM

C Major Chord

SOURCES
C Chord Image: http://www.justinguitar.com/images/BC_images/132-C-chord.gif
Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA2Kgp1F2ak

Tuning

To tune the guitar, you twist the tuning machines on the headstock and that will tighten or loosen the strings to get them in tune.

One part that got cut off is when I say that elephants and donkeys grow big ears stands for strings E, A, D, G, B, and E.

The link below is primarily what I used to learn how to tune the guitar and also gives tips on practicing tuning.

SOURCES
Tuning Help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqPCtwibgPg

Strings, Frets, Etc.

This image shows the name of the strings from low E to high E (left to right). This is one of the things I need to know before playing the guitar because it will be important when tuning and when learning chords. A good phrase to help remember the names of the strings that I found is (from low E to high E):

Elephants
And
Donkeys
Grow
Big
Ears

There is also a link below that talks about the names of the strings and has another phrase to help remember them. In addition, the numbering link below gives more details on the numbering system for fingers and frets as well as the numbering system you can see on the picture for the strings.

SOURCES
Numbering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMQE8qO9SSo
Guitar String Names: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV25P2h9vGc
String Image: http://guitarteacher.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/namingguitarstrings.jpg

Guitar Parts

After learning how to properly hold the guitar (see link below) I wanted to learn the parts of a guitar before everything else. I think this will help me when I start to learn strumming and chords because I will be able to clearly understand what the instructor in each video is referring to.

SOURCES
- Guitar Image: http://www.stringswork.com/wp-content/uploads/Parts-of-a-guitar.jpg
- Holding a Guitar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjwdYb2I2oE