G C and D chords, variations AND help with changing chords

In this acoustic guitar lesson series we're going to learn to play TEN beginner guitar songs with the three most common guitar chords; G major, C major and D major. The writeup for this lesson is under the video.

Here are the 10 songs you can play with these 3 chords. Click on any song title to choose your song!

Song 1- Knockin’ on Heavens Door by Bob Dylan

Song 2- Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Song 3- You Can’t Always Get What You Want by The Rolling Stones

Song 4- Wanted Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi

Song 5- She Sells Sanctuary by The Cult

Song 6- The Lazy Song by Bruno Mars

Song 7- Good Golly Miss Molly (Plus other 12 Bar Blues in G)

Song 8- Sweet Child O Mine by Guns n Roses

Song 9- I’m a Believer by The Monkees

Song 10- Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash

The chords you need

Photos & diagrams from Andy’s Beginners Course Book, available in paperback & to download now!

Chords needed

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If you need more help and want to make the fastest possible progress as a beginner, you may wish to checkout the more detailed lessons at Level 1 of Andy's complete Beginners Course, where the chords, changes, strumming etc are broken down into separate videos.