D and G Major Chords

Two more chords to round out your strumming patterns

The D and G major chords will give you even more options for switching chords and challenge your technique just enough so that learning more chords will be a piece of cake. Only move on to this lesson once you're comfortable with the Am and Em chords.

7 Video Lessons

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FreeThe D Chord

The Basic Strum Pattern

The best way to describe the D chord is that it looks like a triangle on the bottom three strings. You'll be using three fingers for this chord. First, place your ring finger on the 3rd fret, 2nd s...
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FreeThe D Chord - Advanced Strumming

Alternating Bass Bum-Ditty Pattern

Now that you have your chord shape down, let's take a look at adding the bum-ditty pattern with alternating bass.
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The G Chord

Basic Strum Pattern

The G chord is an incredibly useful chord for all types of music. In this lesson, we are going to be focusing on a particular fingering for this G chord, specific to bluegrass playing.
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The G Chord - Advanced Strumming

Alternating Bass with the Bum-Ditty Pattern

Alternating bass for the G chord is a little different than what you've done so far because you're using the 6th and 4th strings.
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How to Switch Between D & G Chords

What fingers do you move first?

For this lesson, we're going to start on the G chord. Go ahead and make that position. Now try and visualize what your D chord looks like while you have the G chord fretted. Your ring finger stays ...
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Combining Em, Am, D, and G Chords

How to Practice Switching Between Four Chords

You know four guitar chords now, which is more than enough to start playing songs! But first, you need to practice switching between all of these chords.
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Em, Am, D, and G chords - Advanced Strumming

Alternating Bass with the Bum-Ditty Pattern

Now that you've gotten your basic switching down for all of these chords, it's time to add in the bum-ditty pattern.

FreeThe D Chord

FreeThe D Chord - Advanced Strumming