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Originally Posted by unimogbert
My answer: Enough to finish the song.
Start learning songs that use just a few chords but keep exploring what else you want to play and continue learning chords to play the new songs. This learning will continue as you learn new ways and positions to play the same (named) chords.
A chord dictionary is just that - a dictionary. It's only an aid to speaking the language, not how you do it.
Imagine trying to learn English by starting with the dictionary!
Play songs. Learn chords so you can play songs. Learn more chords so you can play more songs.
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I like this answer. A half-dozen chords is usually plenty to get you started. You can get into a lot of trouble with 6 chords.
But as you master a song or two, start picking songs with chords you don't know and you'll always be increasing your ability over the course of months and years. Just don't be impatient to know them all on day #1.
Steve