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C MAJOR

ustifiably the first chord that most beginner players learn on the guitar, C major is not particularly difficult to play. But when combined with F and G, this unassuming set of notes gives you chords I, IV and V in the key of C major, opening the way to countless campfire songs that make use of these three common chords. Add A minor (chord VI) and you have the four chords that are found most often in songwriting since the

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