If it's the letters written above the staves of musical notes, then yes, they indicate the chords to be played.
If there is just a letter on its own (eg. ';C';), it is a basic major triad (for C, that would be C - the 1st or tonic, E - the major 3rd, and G - the perfect 5th).
If it has other letters or symbols with it, they tell you more about the chord. Here are some basic ones:
Cm OR Cmin = C minor chord (C, E flat, G) - in minor chords, the 3rd (the note in the middle of the triad) is taken one semitone down: So it would mean sharp becomes natural, natural becomes flat, and (there are very few of these, so don't worry too much) a flat becomes a double-flat (E double flat is just a D).
Csus2 = C with 2nd suspended (C, D, G - it replaces the 3rd with the 2nd of the scale)
Csus4 = C with 4th suspended (C, F, G - it replaces the 3rd with the 4th of the scale)
Cdim = C diminished (C, E flat, G flat - instead of the major 3rd and perfect fifth being added, both intervals are a minor third each (1 and a half tones). Just flatten both top notes in the same way as the minor chord). This chord sounds like a train wreck, but some songs still use them to contradict the nicer sounding chords.
Caug = C augmented chord (C, E, G# - just raise the 5th - flat becomes natural, natural becomes sharp)
I hope this helps. There are many more types of chord than I've written here, but these are the basic ones that every guitarist should learn first. If there is a more complex chord written on the music, you can usually adapt them to a simpler one if you need to. If you need any more information, there are many books available. I have one with over 500 guitar chords (it shows the fingering positions with little diagrams), and was able to get it for around $15.When you read notes on guitar sheet music is it chords youre going to play?
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