Learning Guitar - Lesson One - Learning Basic Chords. Playing a C major chord The second chord we'll learn, the C major chord (often called a "C chord"), is no more difficult than the first G major chord. Place your third finger on the third fret of the fifth string. Now, put your second finger on the second fret of the fourth string. Finally, put your first finger on the first fret of the second string. Here's where you have to be slightly careful.
When playing a C major chord, you do NOT want to strum the sixth string. Playing a D major chord Some beginners have slightly more difficulty playing a D major chord (often called a "D chord"), since your fingers have to cram into a fairly small area. Spend some time familiarizing yourself with these three chords... you will use them for the rest of your guitar-playing career. Next page > Learning Songs > Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Music Videos - Coffey Anderson - "Mighty To Save" (Hillsong Cover) | NEW ALBUM: 09.28.10 | iCoffey.com. Proper Guitar Chord Finger Positioning. Here is an example of the proper way to grip the neck of your guitar. The thumb should rest gently at the center of the underside of the guitar neck. Your hand position should be curled, so that fingers approach strings at an approximate "right angle", using the tips of the fingers to make contact with each string. This will help to eliminate accidentally touching two strings with one finger, and go a long way towards eliminating muffled notes.
If you're still having issues with muffled notes, then isolate your problem, and try to come up with a solution. For example, if you notice that your Gmajor chord isn't ringing clearly, then play each string in the chord, one by one, noting which strings do not ring. Next, identify why the string isn't ringing. Are you not pressing the strings hard enough? Coffeysouthernman's Channel. Guitar Tuner @ HowToTuneAGuitar.org.