Open Chord Basics - tutorial

[maplebaby]

My hope is that this video can help any player looking to build a chord vocabulary of open chords. This is not exhaustive, but covers many of the very common open position chord grips....thanks for watching!

guitar - Collings C-10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rnaBb1u0U8

[JijGaat]

Hi there,

First of all I want to say this is a good video, that covers the basics very well.
I have watched your video a little, but if you want to teach starting people these chords, you should also really focus on the grips on theirselves. You play the chords very well, and I hear no muted/semi-muted strings etc. Starting people will wonder what to do to not have that distorted sound when they have their finger pressed on that fret.
However, you cover the basics of the chords very well! Although I think you play the A chord really weird... Doesn't that feel awkward? I guess it is just what you like, but it looks kind of funny, haha. The G chord at the end would aslo be nice to play it with your pinky on the e string instead of your ring finger. If you want you can add the ring finger on the 3rd fret of the b string, I like that chord ^_^.

Keep up the good work!

Greetz

[guitarmankc]

This is a great video! I know a lot of players need help with learning how to build open chords as well -

There are some good articles that show players the subtle differences between chords - like the difference between a 2 chord and an add9 chord - here:

http://guitarthinker.com/2010/07/the...the-confusion/

[maplebaby]

thanks for the posts and links......good stuff and greatly appreciated!

peace,
dale

[jasperguitar]

I admit it... I'm not that smart.

I watched the video. Loved it. I know my fretboard, and
can play the double stops.. at least now I can.

Two questions.. seemed like you were changing your fingering on some
of the stops. Why? Its only two notes. Shouldn't the fingering be the
same up and down the fretboard. Other than the difference between the
major and minor chord fragments?

Next question ;.. You recommended using the double stops in conjunction with a chord, such as G major.

Then you played up and down the fretboard.

Are you playing stops with a root on a note which is part of the G chord?
Such as G, B, D ? Or, are you playing/roots the notes which pertain to the
I, IV, V chord progression based on the G scale/key?

Such as G, C, D ?

You went a little too fast for me on this part.

I enjoyed the video .. I will watch it again tonight, as part of my practice time.

[jasperguitar]

ooops... this is in the wrong place..

I am trying to post to the lesson, video about double stops..

How the heck did I do this..

I will post under the right replay place..

[MisterZeus]

As a beginner it would be more helpful to refer to the strings by both their note letter and their traditional number. I still have to do the the device of ""Elk And Dear Grow Big Ears" to identify the strings by note, so the numbers are still a quicker reference when taking instruction.
By having them both it would also help a beginner internalize the note letters of the strings by constantly speaking of them in conjunction with their traditional number on the fretboard.
Great video. I like your YouTube site a lot.
Thanks for thinking of us lower back down on the learning curve.

[maplebaby]

thanks gentlemen for taking your time to check out the vid and post the kind words...the suggestions are greatly appreicated!

peace,
dale