12 BASIC CHORDS - Secret To Changing Chords Quickly

[sexxyfj]

I still dont know how to join chords lol!

[rockoo124]

Anyone else hear anything sexual at 00:06

[rmcquade19]

great video, perfect for beginners, its nice to see someone really covering the basics

[theabh101]

I have the same guitar

[rilexdawsonkarth]

I don't know which screen to watch!!!

[CRose9211]

Thank you. Would love more basic chord videos.

[Krow006]

My fingers hurt...

[AnthonyKiedisAK]

hey great video! Has been a big help for me. But i have a question. Look i have this chord book and it shows D chord different than yours. Is my book wrong or did you just show that version of D for a purpose?

[xjxm]

@AnthonyKiedisAK The finger positioning may be different but it's still a D chord. Which fingers to use depends on how comfortable you are using them. Remember! It's not just how easy it is to play the chord alone but also how easy it is to shift to another from that positioning.

[Paramania15]

SO MAYBE I SHOULD JUST GET LESSONS. SELF TEACHING IS SHIT HARD.

[pirocan1]

are those black dots moons because theyre in space??

[AView336]

toooooo fassssstttt

[atharav7]

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[eleoblue]

Nice tricks, Thank you...

[AhmishTech]

thats a AM chord

[MissFruityBeauty]

So a E chord is actually a E Major?! And you can also wright 'E chord' right? Or not? Cause what is the differents between E major and E minor?

[peterstrohm]

@MissFruityBeauty 

[Persilver40]

@MissFruityBeauty The difference between any major and minor is that the third note of the scale is flatted. For example, the notes for E major are E-G#-B. An E minor chord would be E-G-B. One more, an A major chord is A-C#-E and an A minor chord is A-C-E. And it's based off of their respective scale, like E or A.

[SHADOWMAN296]

I think demo'n the b chords which are the hardest, would also help everyone. everyone needs to know all the chords and progressions plus all the scales for the type of music they want to play. There are many many. But then again, Hank Williams never used more than five and look how many songs He wrote. You teach very well, keep at it. Not every guitarist can teach.

[Starbuckfsd]

@SHADOWMAN296 no you don't need to know all the chords and progressions for whatever style music you want to play....look at Green Day...The Go-Go's...3-4 chord songs is all they use, and look how big they got? It's amazing what you can do with 3 chords....

[Deadpool534]

aren't you not supposed to put your thumb over the neck?

[easydochardik]

Great attempt..thanx so much.

[SinnohX]

Can you play A major with you middle finger on the 4th string, index finger on 3rd string, and PINKY on 1st string?

[Starbuckfsd]

@SinnohX NO.....the first string isn't fretted for an A chord...only second/third/and fourth strings are fretted at the second fret...

[durr529]

What amp are you using?

[S3NtryW3B]

i was just going to comment about how i didnt like the speed of lesson videos like these because i've played for about 2 years now but this man just taught me how to make a more comfortable A shape and it's more efficient this way. kudos

[Kharmus976]

"I call connecting chords together Chord Connection" ... logic enough I guess xD ..

[icedood3000]

in my place in my car

[Biohazard931]

Justin Guitar teaches the same thing. The "Anchor finger" technique. It's really good.

[ItzAwesome101]

Is this only for electrics? Or will it work on acoustic???

[Ianisman]

@ItzAwesome101 Both ^^

[1999eking]

@ItzAwesome101 if the tuning is the same



[binnciboo]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! :D

[twisterellafell]

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[chidragon60]

DAMMIT! MY FINGERS HAVE MINDS OF THEIR OWN..THEY DONT WANNA COOPERATE RIGHT!

[kumaburnface]

@chidragon60 jst keep practicin bro, soon youll have great dexterity

[pocketbook000]

@chidragon60 my fingers have minds too x) haha

[kellica1234]

You did a wonderful job. Better than alot of the practice videos.

[kellica1234]

You did a wonderful job. Better than alot of these practice videos.

[malkito2891]

Cant wait to get my guitar sometime this month!

[IDKunKnown1]

we already know how to finger that... ohhh yeahh

[1976bellis]

THANKS. THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR ON YOUTUBE. THAT'S FIT FOR BEGINNERS

[twisterellafell]

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[kiddkidd1234]

cool thanx buddy for this lesson

[mpm111144]

Jolly Good, mate!

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[purplehead41]

good teach

[shittybangbang321]

this is SOOOOO easy. Only white guys with no rythm need a metronome.

[Iverbraidhead]

@shittybangbang321

Welcome to racism on youtube!

[davcoolbeans]

@shittybangbang321 Then WHY are you looking at this video...?

[ketsuruikoimizu]

@shittybangbang321 haha, learn to spell. rhythm. there's an h there. :)

[rhythm2007mc]

@ketsuruikoimizu someone who can actually spell rhythm, thats rare lol :P

[SSsupercharged6]

love the vid m8..just bought myself an acoustic guitar and your tutorial helped alot thnx..2 thumbs up

[loushky619]

thourght this vid was very hepfull cheers man ;]

[bwatkinsiii]

This Video changed the way I play an A for a very good reason. These changes are great. I've been playing for a few months now and this really is a neat and valuable lesson for the beginner.

Thanks for posting this. Are there any others with a string relationship????

[shaunyboy45]

cheers richdadfan...... im a beginner and although i thougt i was going along nicely ....following your instructions .......i can play more fluidly ...result thanx a lot................

[prmitvlace]

well, I am a really new guitar player (well can't even play yet) but I did learn here today! Very good instructions for us newbies! First time I was able to actually play chords and understand them! Thanks! Prm

[KsEngage292]

I PLAY MY A DIFFERENT FROM HIM IS THAT BAD?

[JillyWillyBillyPilly]

@KsEngage292 nope! there are a lot of different fingerings for each chord. as long as your hitting all the notes it doesn't matter which finger you use for what note :)

[danhughart]

@KsEngage292

No, it is not bad. I had never thought to finger an A chord like this, but it makes going to the E chord easier. My own opinion is that you should finger chords in the orthodox way illustrated in books because it makes it easier for the other players in the band to recognize what chords you're playing. It really helps if they don't know the song and are trying to follow by looking at your hands.

[DaGuitarlearner69]

Thats fucking True For all the people that say its wrong u suck and so on to the people taking time to teach go snort some comet and blow it out your ass and mostly those people have no videos up to show how they play

[cheapestlessons]

Message me on youtube for easy and VERY cheap lessons.

[miketheblueeagle]

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[rockstarsamzee99]

ur guitars look makes me puke....but ur an awesome instructor!helped me!=)

[pj2bass12]

@rockstarsamzee99 how does a fender strat make you puke?

[leecallaghan]

doing an A like that is silly.. anyway, just my opinion

[cleptow]

I love the look of your guitar, very classy.

[oaklandfla2]

Kenny, you are a good instructor. Clear and to the point.

Thanks, Oak

[Loogatit]

yea. it is a fret, but thanks for this video anyway. it helped me

[rcfriscoflyer]

Good Lesson, liked the D to E tip

[danhughart]

@rcfriscoflyer

This same principle can be applied to a lot of chord sequences if you look for them. No need to pick up all of your fingers for each chord change, and your changes will be much smoother sounding.

[aerosmith1501]

i had to stop that video the third time u said space. Its called a fret you moron. if you said that to make it simpler for new learners those people who dont know what a fret is shouldnt be playing yet. no person that doesnt know what a fret is should handle a guitar, learn what it is and the parts of it first

end of rant

[nickylovessoccer]

thaha space, trying to teach guitar and doesn't even know how the "spaces" are called xp

[Whatish27]

@nickylovessoccer who gives a shit?

[7killer234]

@nickylovessoccer  it doesn't matter if he doesn't know the name as long as u r asking for help listen to him

[nickylovessoccer]

@7killer234 fine, guess i was once a beginner my own.. stop wining, i even forgot i placed this comment.. good luck all with your guitar skills..

[oaklandfla2]

This guy is good, Oak

[TheEnigma7111]

show us how to finger a pussy

[SimiZ15]

fret.

[xlaz13x]

beckbeck25, thats what she said, twice. hahah

[wiuwiuwi]

what a beautiful guitar!

[beckbeck25]

thats a weird way to finger and a lol

[lukatme2]

settle down

[weed4smoker20]

???D-Bag???

[ejzojeden]

are you using electronic metronome?

i bought guitar yesterday and I'm going to buy one, i'm confused mechanical or electronic?

[ejzojeden]

a check your other videos it sounds 100% electroic but in this video sounds mechanical so i'm cocnfused

[PSPZorZ]

that's a very strange way to finger an A chord. Other than that good vid i suppose :)

[ansilatoms]

Depending on what progression you're using, it can be an excellent way to play the A. Economics of movement. Not only the A, but G, Em, C and others can be played diffently (in the same form), to make transitions smoother.

[oaklandfla2]

This guy is very good for the basics.

Thanks a lot.

[jesusfreakster101]

Thanks for the lesson, bro! I'm subscribing.

[hilliuno]

practice is the only secret you need

[icame2dance1]

@hilliuno Not enough people know that. 

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[Discodwill]

I don't know why everyone is bashing this guy for trying to help people out? OMG, not everyone out there is a guitar prodigy. After looking at the comments on these guitar lesson video's you would think that everyone knew how to play perfectly straight from their moms womb. And besides if all of you know how to play so well, why are you looking at beginner chord lessons anyways?

[TheOriginalMack]

grill....

[Bruteciao117]

amen. I like his guitar a lot though.

[Joostbeers]

You hit the nail right on the head

This guy is just tryiing to help starters and is trying to make them enthousiastic which is GOOD!

[themachinegunn]

2 weeks and youre giving advice?

[darshanmakwana]

@Discodwill AWESOME !! :D I DON'T GIVE A DAMN TO THOSE "SLASHs" OUT THERE...! :s

[yoko1998]

lol there called frets not spaces =P

[randomnesswithchris]

"we already know how to finger that"

[kidroach89]

Nice try.

Then again, no matter how you do it, the key to changing chords quickly is practice. =D

Practice makes repetition but only correct practice make perfect. =D

[Soccrmastr20]

perfect practice makes perfect

[menoel21]

i second that tengiscool

[KillerGorilla99]

by the way hes talking crap first of all it takes PRACTICE to switch chords quickly.... also hes got this wierd video for people who use the EXACT same tecniuque as him.... wat i mean is he puts his first finger on the 2nd string 2nd fret 2 finger on the 4th string

2nd fret and his 3rd finger on the 3rd string secong fret.... wat u would normally do for this is.... first finger 4th string 2nd fret 2nd finger 3rd string 2nd fret and the 3rd finger 2nd string 2nd fret. this is an easier E.G

[tengiscool]

you know what the secret is to switching faster is? its called practise...

[mat876]

exactly, just learn the chords, play them over and over, and in even one hour you'll notice u get faster and faster, practice practice practice, there is no short cut

[TheHoodedDemon]

agreed

[AkiraVshT]

True, but you can also get faster with a good technique.

[Rotitomato]

The A major chord is usually fingered with fingers 1 2 3 not the way it's shown 2 1 3, however it is o.k. My favorite is the flamenco A major where they just use fingers 1 and 2, with finger one they bar two strings.

[pangruff]

The reeason he's using 2 1 3 is that you can get your fingers closer together that way. Using 1 2 3 you usually can not put your 1 finger very close to the fret. Especially on electric or western guitars this is useful, since they have a slimmer neck and therefore less space for the fingers.

[Rotitomato]

Try to tell this to Pat Metheny, Jimmy Page, and a few who are no longer with us, Joe Pass, Chet Atkins...etc., but rather yet make a B major chord on the second fret with a barre or without, make sure you use the same cross fingering. Good Luck!

[U266]

good lesson - thanks

[lewys93]

wow, this is exactly what I was looking for, I can start to play "My Perfect Cousin" now

[rock29a]

wow...thanks m8 never thought about it...now i can start trying wild thing :D

[4mda80siluvit]

I love this thanks <3

[stevejamesmorris]

Thanks for that, people often forget to show the basics. Cheers.

[xiltrox]

Awsome dude, I was almost doing the same technique as your's and independantly figured it out. But after watching your video, I was glad that the technique I was using is the right one. Thanks a lot.