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Originally Posted by 1neeto
Agree about the G chord. I play it 234 about 90% of the time because that’s how I originally learned it. I had to learn the 123 and 1234 variation later on. Can’t beat having that free index finger for seamless transitions to C, E, or F.
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Exactly. Thinking ahead to the next step of left hand development in this first stage.
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Originally Posted by rick-slo
Many ways to go about things that will work. IMO a finger guide between chords great if not creating awkward chord fingering and not causing (unintended) unequal duration of the ringing of each note of a chord between chord changes.
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I agree. But it is important first to get chords that will ring clearly. A major, for example fingered 2-1-3 will be easier to play more clearly for most people than 1-2-3 because you don't have to jam all the fingers into the same horizontal space across the neck. Then, with a 1-2-3 fingering when you have to move to E you have to shift all three fingers without and anchor or pivot. Same thing with D. Also, moving from G (2-3-4) to C will allow for the chord change without having to change position, again allowing the beginner to make faster, more natural, more psychologically absorb-able chord changes. Again, here is the "chunking" thing. Learning multiple things with a solid base and small variations. The next step would be to show the relationship of G maj to Em and C maj to Am. After that, we move into Bm (cheater version) then after some hand strength develops all we have is the bar versions of Bm and F#m and Bb (and variations off the A chord). Then major and minor 7ths are a simple variation away.
Yes there are many ways to finger chords, but I feel it is important to teach a beginner the most efficient and versatile fingerings first. Once they achieve familiarity with the guitar and establish left hand fluidity alterations or variations are then easy to teach.