How To Play The G Major Guitar Chord - G Chord Guitar Tutorial
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Channel: Ulrich Peise · 2013 · Education
This is my "How To Play The G Major Guitar Chord -- G Chord Guitar Tutorial". By the way, just to make things a little bit more confusing, you will find all different kind of abbreviations of this chord in the literature and online. The all mean the same, but here are some of the variations you will find: G Chord, Gmaj Chord, G Major Chord, GMaj Chord. Again, it's all the same. But don't mix it up with the MINOR variations! Alright, the Gmaj guitar chord is easy to learn. Essentially, this is the chord you will learn in one of your first guitar lessons. It is very popular and you find it in countless of songs. The G Chord, as I said is very easy to play. Please pay close attention to what I explained in the video tutorial. You see me using the pinky on the E-String. This is very old school and there is a reason for that. Because it actually allows you to use your ring-finger on other strings which gives you more opportunity for chord colorings. But clearly, I don't mean to confuse you. What you typically see these day, most people use the ring finger on the high E-String to play the G Major Guitar Chord. And that is perfectly fine. As a matter of fact, this is how it is being taught by most teachers these days. The way I usually play the Gmaj chord is kind of outdated at this point, admittedly. As you will see in the G Chord Guitar Tutorial above, you will only need 3 fingers to build this chord. Of course, there are many other ways to play the Gmajor chord on guitar. For instance, you can play it a a bar chord by using your index finger in the 3rd fret to bar all six strings. The other fingers will then just resemble the shape of an E-Major chord and that makes for an G Major Bar Chord on guitar. The G Maj chord along with A-Major and C-Major is one of the most important chords you will ever have to learn as you start playing guitar. But with a little bit of practice you will master this challenge in now time, I promise. Only very few of my guitar students have trouble with this chord. Again, using the ring finger instead of the pinky on the high E-String should make your life much easier. I hope you found my "How To Play The G Major Guitar Chord -- Gmaj Chord Guitar Tutorial" helpful. I will be adding new chord videos on an ongoing basis. Come back often to check out on what's happening here: In the meantime, I'd like to invite you to join my website. You WILL ABSOLUTELY NOT get any spam. Just occasional updates on guitar stuff, just like this video review. However, you will also get a bunch or free bonuses, such as: Bonus #1: 15% OFF coupon on all Vibe String purchases Bonus #2: Access to the Video Guitar Chordbank -- learn new guitar chords within minutes Bonus#3: Free Download of the "Ultimate List of All Guitar Chords" (pdf book with hundreds of Guitar Chord Diagrams) Sign-Up For FREE by clicking on the link below: http://guitaringenuity.com/freesignup/optin1-2/ Thanks for watching, happy strumming. Dieter Ulrich Peise Founder of GuitarIngenuity.com, Acousticalley.com and GitarreGenial.de
