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Originally Posted by **********
It's hard to say because I really don't know what I'm talking about, but I'll try.
Let's say I want to play a simple G major chord. I place my fingers in the correct location, near the correct fret wire to get a clean sound. If 1 or more fingers are too close to the back end of the chord (fret wire furthest away), the string will buzz of course. All normal.
What seems to happen though is open strings still sometime buzz, and I am having to retune the guitar every day, sometimes twice a day.
I'm just wondering if the car I have is more of a beginners guitar that isn't made very well? It's still hooked as its fun to play but I'm just wondering if I should consider a better brand.
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I played my first chord when I was 4 years old. So it's hard to relate the people having issues playing a simple chord cause I cant really remember not being able to. That's one reason I haven't been able to teach my kids to play, I cant relate to how uncoordinated their little fingers are.
That said, with an electric guitar only the high end ones ($1000 and up) are really meant to play full chords (all 6 strings) on.
I read somewhere that prior to the Stone Temple Pilots it was pretty uncommon to play 6 string chords on an electric, and there are almost no examples of rock and roll songs where this is done.
If you want to do yourself a favor get a classical guitar to learn your basic chords. With most electrics as a beginner you should focus on power chords (2 strings at a time) and scales. (one string at a time)