Practice a common three-chord progression in the key of D. These 3 chords in the key of D are found in countless songs. This lesson will help you master the switches you need in order to feel comfortable on guitar.
When switching from the G chord to the D chord, notice how your 3rd finger is placed in the same spot for both of them. This helps a lot with switching since you can leave your finger pressed down as you switch back and forth from D to G.
After practicing along and getting used to switching between these 3 beauties, you should try learning some easy guitar songs for beginners. To help you get started, here’s a small list of songs that use the D, G and A chords:
- Mr Tambourine Man – Bob Dylan (also covered by The Byrds)
- Free Fallin – Tom Petty (also covered by John Mayer)
- Highway To Hell – AC/DC (they use “power chords” and use this chords more as a basis for riffing)
- Get Back – The Beatles
- Bad Moon Rising – Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran (he uses alternate bass notes, like D/F#)
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- Intro 0:00
- Chord Review – 0:52
- Downstrokes Play-Along – 1:38
- Chord Hand vs Strumming Hand – 2:54
- Strumming Pattern Play-along – 4:22
- Outro – 5:36
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-James
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