Hello. I’d like to buy flash cards for guitar chords. I’m just starting so I only need the basics to start.
Would anyone have recommendations that match the chord fingering Justin recommends?
I’ve found cards but for example “A” finger placement is is 123 and Justin recommend 213.
Im finding the youtube lessons hard to follow when the chord finger placement isnt on screen.
I’ve checked with JustinGuitar and they do not sell flash cards for guitar cords.
Hi Lana, I have honestly not heard of flash cards, but I am sure they area available somewhere. But I know a lot of people will create their own chord book/library to reference. I am an accountant so obviously I use Excel and I often have my computer open when practicing so if needed it is an easy more to find the missing notes/fingering. You can order flash card, or you can make your own chord book/library. I am sure the act of making those cards yourself will also help your brain remember the shapes and patterns.
Good Luck and Welcome to the Community!
I also use Excel for mapping out scales. Also for setting out bars and chords for songs. Also an accountant…retired… 
@Gibson99 Hi Lana
Welcome to the forum. have you checked out Justin;s Chord Library on the web site?
It has box diagrams of the chords with the fingering in the video and under in the text. You could copy and paste them to print
I saw some on Amazon. They were $22 USD, i felt that was more than I wanted to spend. So I decided I have enough stuff and to write my own stuff with the resources avalible on the site. I use the avalible chord sheets and group my wierd stuff togeather like all the 7th chords and the 9th chords. So it was just another expense and I know my self, they would end up in a desk drawer not getting used and I am better off writting my own on .99 cent Index Cards.
Here is an example of my personal chord boxes.
In case you are still interested the ones I had looked at last year is now less than 20 bucks, here is another one even a bit cheaper.
I had not. I only asked the chat that pops up on the main site. Thanks for the link
I found this process very helpful reinforcement in learning chord shapes, alternative fingerings, and in particular finding chord voicings that please my ears. Give that a try Lana.
FWIW, at the very beginning, memorizing finger placement might matter, but later on not so much. You’ll find plenty of examples of Justin saying to switch up your fingering in a specific song to make a particular change easier. Or sometimes even in a particular spot in a song. For this A in particular, I find that I use Justin’s 2 1 3 finger placement overwhelmingly more than anything else. Barring those 3 strings is a very distant number 2 but may end up supplanting my currently preferred 2 1 3 at some point. I’ve never liked the 1 2 3 because my fingers don’t fit well and it’s harder to eliminate string buzzing.
I’m impressed by the Excel wizards doing chord boxes with that method. It never occurred to me to do it that way. But I’ve used the chord box paper method. Not for flash cards per se, but for reference purposes. Flash cards haven’t been of particular use for me. What works for me is using chords in songs.
My instructor would use those chord box pages to map out entire songs, which helps me to see the changes from one chord to the next. I find the changes to be more important.
Hi Lana and welcome to the community you will be well looked after here cheers HEC
