Is this G Chord Lazy or Perfectly Acceptable?

[SprintBob]

Originally Posted by RRuskin

Bluegrassers play this quite a bit.

This and if you learn Wish You Were Here, you will like and use 320003.

[JBCROTTY]

Originally Posted by SprintBob

This and if you learn Wish You Were Here, you will like and use 320003.

Funny you should mention Wish You Were Here - I did learn it and I do use 320033 simply because I'm transitioning in from an Em7 so my fingers are already on the B and e strings at the 3rd fret during the chord strums after the note picking intro and interlude.

Thanks for all the great input folks. Really appreciate the willingness to help me understand the options and the considerations. My family's ears are still bleeding but I'm making good progress.

[rwmct]

Originally Posted by SprintBob

This and if you learn Wish You Were Here, you will like and use 320003.

Are you sure you don't mean 320033? That is how I always see it.

And Wish You Were Here is awesome, IMO. I would think that song would be a great "first song to sound recognizable" for just about any beginner.

[Silly Moustache]

Originally Posted by Greg Rappleye

Silly Mustache:

You are good! I had to check your other videos to be sure you were actually English. You sing like you are from Tulsa.

Which is a compliment!

That's also a beautiful guitar.



Greg Rappleye

Gosh thanks Greg, and yes, I'll take that as a compliment.

[dawpooldad]

Hi,
If it fits, it fits! If it sounds right, what's the problem?
I've been playing a variation of C (332010) for years, where my pinkie sits on the G of the E string. It’s easier than not playing the E string.

To me it sounds great, but our other guitarist in the band (whose left handed!) complains that when he looks to see what I'm playing, he thinks it's an F and it puts him off. But then he always needs a bit of reassurance when we're playing!

I've always thought that the great guitarist's of the world always have their own versions of chords and that's what made them great. Pushing the boundaries!
If you wanna play your version of G, go ahead, you're on your way to guitar superstardom!!!!!
Rgds
Dawpooldad

[sirwhale]

Originally Posted by dawpooldad

Hi,
If it fits, it fits! If it sounds right, what's the problem?
I've been playing a variation of C (332010) for years, where my pinkie sits on the G of the E string. It’s easier than not playing the E string.

To me it sounds great, but our other guitarist in the band (whose left handed!) complains that when he looks to see what I'm playing, he thinks it's an F and it puts him off. But then he always needs a bit of reassurance when we're playing!

I've always thought that the great guitarist's of the world always have their own versions of chords and that's what made them great. Pushing the boundaries!
If you wanna play your version of G, go ahead, you're on your way to guitar superstardom!!!!!
Rgds
Dawpooldad

I find it much easier just to mute the E string with my thumb just resting on the side of the string. This is how almost always mute the E string. It takes hardly any effort, especially if you have learnt and use the thumb over technique to fret the E string in other chords.

[Silly Moustache]

Originally Posted by Greg Rappleye

Silly Mustache:

You are good! I had to check your other videos to be sure you were actually English. You sing like you are from Tulsa.

Which is a compliment!

That's also a beautiful guitar.



Greg Rappleye

Thank you Greg, I'll take it as such.

My point, however, is that you only need to fret the strings that you are playing.

It's like the Jazz/American songbook material with more complex chords many of which have three or four notes but also "killed" notes.

[NoodleFingers]

I find it a very handy way to free up my index and middle fingers while playing fingerstyle. Just have to be careful not to use the A string unless you want it.

Sounds great for strumming, too, but make sure to mute the A string with your ring finger.

[lowrider]

If you make G with fingers 2-3-4, it put your hand in position to slide right into C or E. I've only been doing this for a month but I saw it yesterday morning.

Much better.

[JAMKC]

Originally Posted by Mycroft

Not sure that I've ever seen anyone using the 320033 fingering, although it does double the 5th. Have you ever tried 320003 with the pinkie on the high E, Ring on the low E, and bird on the A? Makes for an easy shift to/from C or F.

I feel like a knucklehead but new to the guitar and the forum. Ring finger is the thumb?

[Shimmy]

Originally Posted by JAMKC

I feel like a knucklehead but new to the guitar and the forum. Ring finger is the thumb?

No, think of the finger you would have a ring on if you were married, next door neighbour to your little finger :-)

[Ed-in-Ohio]

Originally Posted by JBCROTTY

I find myself using a modified G chord fingering of 300003 where my ring finger is on the low E and my pinky is on the high e of the third fret vs. the traditional 320033 fingering.
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Am I cutting corners and being lazy or is this an acceptable and widely used G chord option?

This is how John Mellencamp almost always plays his G chord (using his thumb to fret the G note on the low E string). He's written some half-way decent songs, and sold a few records using that chord.

[JAMKC]

Originally Posted by Shimmy

No, think of the finger you would have a ring on if you were married, next door neighbour to your little finger :-)

I was traveling and kept trying to emulate it in the air and when I got I got out the guitar and no problem. It must have been the beer talking. Thanks!!