Acoustic Guitar Lessons - Easy To Learn And Easy To Play Guitar Chords Part 2

In this part 2 of my Acoustic guitar lessons you are going to learn the G chord and the D chord. These 2 chords is one of the easiest chords to play. Not only that, it is also one of the most used guitar chord in any song. Last time we learn the two basic easy chords which is the E minor and the C chord.  These chords are the most basic open position guitar chords. An open position chord is one that contains at least one open string. And if you're a beginner, these are the first chords that you should learn.

The G chords

Let's start with the G chord. The G chord pattern is shown below in figure 1 in tablature form. To play this put your finger 3 on the 3rd fret of E string, finger 2 is in 2nd fret A string and finger 4 on 3rd fret high e string. This may seem more awkward at first only because you are using your 4th finger, which is your weakest finger. But I recommend that you should try to practice that weak finger because it is the easiest way to shift into another chord and you will discover it later as soon as you learn to play the guitar. The 0 means you play the open string and an open string is where you don't touch the string with your left hand finger. Then strum down all the 6 strings. Make sure that all the notes of the chords sounded. How to check this? Simple, pick each string individually from the 6th string to the 1st string. This will help you make sure that all of the notes of the chord are sounding.

e-------3------------------------------------------------   High e (smallest string)

B------- 0-----------------------------------------------

G-------0-----------------------------------------------

D-------0-----------------------------------------------

A-------2-----------------------------------------------

E-------3------------------------------------------------ Low E (biggest string)

Figure 1

And once again, all the notes on all string should be sounding perfectly; strum all the strings down and up strokes. Then count each time you strum. Count 1, 2, 3, 4 and also 1 & 2 & 3 & 4.

Try to play a basic 2 chord progression with the G and the C chord that we learn in the previous acoustic guitar lessons chords. You have to practice switching between these 2 chords. Keeping a steady beat and counting. Strum the G chord 4 times at the count of 1, 2, 3, 4 and then shift to C chord. Again play the C chord 4 times at the count of 1, 2, 3, 4. Try not to stop because your goal here is to switch between chords with perfect timing and it sounds the best as possible.

The D chord

The Next Acoustic guitar lessons chords is the D chord. The D chord pattern is shown below in figure 2. To play this, put your finger 1 on the 2nd fret of G string, finger 3 is on 3rd fret of B string and finger 3 on 2nd fret high e string. Play the chord with only 4 strings starting from open D string. The E and A string should not be played and it consider as dead string. In some cases it can't be avoided to hit, just try to mute the string to stop from sounding. Again make sure that all the notes of the chords sounded.

e--------2-----------------------------------------------   High e (smallest string)

B-------3-----------------------------------------------

G-------2-----------------------------------------------

D-------0-----------------------------------------------

A-------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------- Low E (biggest string)

Figure 2

Now its time play a basic chord progression with all the acoustic guitar lessons that we have learned. You have to practice switching between chords effectively. Keeping a steady beat and counting.

Try to play the following Chord progression shown below

1. G – C – D – G
2. G – Em – C – D
3. C – G – Em – D
4. D – C – G – D

Strum the first chord 4 times at the count of 1, 2, 3, 4 and then shift to the next chord. Do the same thing again to the remaining chords.

Okay there you have it the next 2 easiest guitar lessons chords. Now its time for you to practice. Enjoy and have fun. Good luck!

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