In this video, you'll learn a step-by-step method for learning the
common guitar chords fast. When you're done, you'll be able to apply this system
immediately to learning the most common chords quickly and easily. This method
has worked for hundreds of people and it'll save you a ton of time and
frustration. Let's do this.
Hi I'm Tomas Michaud from Real Guitar Success where I help people to learn
guitar and most importantly to really love the journey. We're gonna start off
with a four finger G chord. Now this may not seem the easiest chord when
you're starting out but it'll have lots of uses later and you'll see you get a
lot of bang for the buck. I'll explain more later.
To make the four finger G chord, you want to place your second finger on the third
fret of the sixth string. Go ahead and put your first finger next to it on the
fifth string then you're gonna put your third finger and your pinky together on
the second and first strings. Step number one is to take a mental picture of what that
chord really looks like, get it clear in your mind. So first, finger the chord
and take a look at it. So now I want you to press down your fingers on the string,
put a little pressure and then release. Press down again and release. What you're
doing is making a physical imprint as well as a visual imprint. Step number two
is to develop your muscle memory. So what you're going to do now is just slightly
take the fingers off and then put them back on, not too far because you want to
easily get them back to where they belong and then press down again and
then take them off and press down. You're going to want to practice this over a
period of time and get a lot of repetitions. I once had a tennis
teacher tell me "Go out and just hit the ball a thousand times and then come back
and we'll give you more instruction." The point was that you just need to do it a
bunch of times. Now once you've done that for a little
while the next step is to go ahead and take your fingers off even check out
your hands a little and then put them back on.
Now you're developing that sense of getting the fingers back in the right
place more quickly. Do that for a good number of repetitions a little bit each
day. You might even want to try two sessions a day just a few minutes each.
Step number three is a target finger. What you're gonna do is pick one finger
as a target finger. Put that finger down first. I'm gonna start with a second
finger on the sixth string. Now once you place that, build the other fingers
around it and place them properly. Once you've done that, start over place the
finger and build the other fingers around. Step number four is to do the
same thing but with different target fingers. So
I'm going to pick the first finger on the second fret fifth string and place
the other fingers down. What you're doing is getting all the fingers to know how
to get to the right place. Again we're aiming for repetition. Now
I'm gonna start with the pinky that's a good one, maybe you want the harder ones
and then my third finger? Yeah, no actually that's the harder one. So do
that for each of the fingers. And finally step number five is to aim to put all
the fingers down at the same time. Now this will take practice and it's
probably not something you'll get right the first time you try it. But again get
repetitions just as close as you can. Step number six is to place the fingers all
on the fretboard and strum the chord. Now make small adjustments with your left
hand to see if you can get the chord to sound better and then strum again. Do
this for no more than ten seconds then take your left hand off and start again.
Try to put all your fingers down at one time but don't stress over it. The
point is to strum, move around, strum. See if you make improvement. You might want
to try it again and that's it, ten seconds max. Once you've done this with
the four finger G chord I'm gonna recommend you do the same process for a
C chord and we'll perform it like this - technically this is called a C add 9
chord but for now just to keep it simple let's just call it a C chord. And then
also the D chord which looks like this - The real key to playing guitar is to be
able to change from one chord to another smoothly and then time. The first step is
to get very clear on the individual chords themselves before you try moving
to another chord. I'll create an entire lesson on how to change chords
effortlessly. The best way to know about that is to subscribe to my YouTube
channel and click that little bell so you won't miss a thing. If I've already
created that lesson by the time you get here I'll put the link up in the corner.
I forget which one and it'll get you to a playlist where you'll get that lesson
and a few others that'll help you out all around playing chords. Did you find
this video helpful? Let me know in the comments. I really want to know. I have a
quick question for you. What chord do you find the most difficult? Let me know in
the comments and don't forget, playing guitar is not a destination it's a
journey. Let me know how I can best help you to love your journey. Bye for now.