Play 10 guitar songs with 3 EASY chords | D, G and A major
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This is the next step after learning a few songs from the 'Ten songs with three chords; E, A and D' series. Here we'll learn how to play the G major chord, and how to change between A, D and G so you can play any of the 10 songs in this series. You should be able to play at least three songs from level 2 (with E, A and D) before starting this level!
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Original video from 2013
G major Chord
This is the standard way of playing a G chord using just fingers 1, 2 and 3.
There are a few other ways to play a G chord. The one pictured below is the most common and most useful, it doesn't have another name as it has all the same notes as a normal G- but it is usually nicknamed a 'Big G'. As it is also used in Wonderwall by Oasis, I usually call it an Oasis or 'Noel Gallagher G'.
G to D change
You can just lift your fingers off and go for a standard G to a D chord. However, many players and songs use the 'Big G' here because it sounds nicer and the change is easier. THIS is the reason the only new chord at this stage is a G- so you can master this change! If you do, everything afterwards will be easier. If you don't you'll likely have to keep revisiting this over and over. Preserver now- you'll need it to do some of the best songs at this stage including Free Fallin by Tom Petty/ John Mayer and Highway To Hell by AC/DC!
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