When you are learning how to play the guitar, you will be required to learn various chords throughout the process. Chords are just a combination of finger positions that will give you different sounds like the ones you hear in just about every song on the radio. They can be very nice to hear, but if you don’t take the time to learn them, you will be very disappointed by their sounds. Your best plan is to start out by learning the easiest chords, and then work your way up to the tougher ones when you are ready to take them on.