![]() This complete reversal requires a great deal of movement (fingers travel a great distance between chords) and although it is a very common transition, it may be one of the more difficult transitions to master effectively at any modicum of speed.įor that reason, I teach my beginning guitar students to play the G chord using their pinkie on the 3rd fret g of the high e string instead of their ring finger. With this G fingering - your first finger is at the bass end of the fretboard and the other fingers are below it and with the standard common C in first position your index finger is at the treble (opposite) end of the fretboard and the other fingers are above it. Probably the most common way many beginner guitar course books and instructors teach the G chord is the formation and fingering shown below using the First (a/k/a index), Second (a/k/a middle) and 3rd (a/k/a ring) fingers (notated as 1,2 and 3 respectively).įrom this G fingering - you must flip flop your entire hand from top to bottom to get to the most common first position C chord (pictured above). I am not sure how you are fingering your G and C chords but there are several different ways to play a G chord in first (open) position as detailed here: How to Play a G Chord ![]() ![]() ![]() The answers given so far offer excellent and accurate advice on learning chord changes in general! But I will offer a tip that will help many beginning (and some experienced) guitarist with the specific change from G to C which is what your question is about. ![]()
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