Bit of stretch for some but a very common chord, and again, it just takes practice with these ones. Those of you with large fingers might think this one is impossible when you start, but it will work, it's just going to take you a bit of time to place your first finger just right. I have seen quite a few private students over the years with short fat fingers playing this chord perfectly, and I know it just takes practice!

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Now you will C a new stretch

C Chord can also be quite a challenge because of the finger stretch involved.

 

Be particularly careful with C to make sure that you get all the notes clear. Strum, Pick Out and Strum again. The 3rd finger will often mute the D string, so watch out for it!

Couple of tips if you are really struggling. Try pointing your thumb away from your face, and place it further toward the nut, toward the top of the neck (NOT over the top of the neck), probably about opposite your first finger. This should let your fingers be at a little more of an angle and help them get the stretch.

Because everyone has differnt shaped hands and lengths of fingers, the C chord always looks a little different for different people. Some people have the fingers more angled and there is a huge variation in thumb placement between different people - the trick here is to find what works best for you that keeps all the notes good and the thumb behind the neck (you can bring it over later but I strongly discourage beginners from doing this!).

Stretching between 2nd and 3rd fingers just does not work - too hard, and not practical, so do avoid trying to do that!

 

Chord-C by justinguitar

 

Next we're going to learn the names of strings in BC-133 • Names Of Open Strings

 

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