Lesson ID: A0059
Brand new to guitar and wanting to learn how to play country music? You’re in the right place! In this guitar lesson, you’ll learn the four most common guitar chords used in country music. If you know these four chords, you’ll be able to play a ton of the songs you hear on the radio. We’ll also go over some good chord progressions that you can use to practice your left hand chord changes.
Lesson Video
Chord Charts
x = Mute String
o = Let Ring Open
x = Mute String
o = Let Ring Open
Chord Progressions
Red = Two Down Strokes
Green = Four Down Strokes
Blue = Eight Down Strokes
Chord Progression 1
G – C – D – G
Chord Progression 2
G – C – Em – C
Chord Progression 3
Em – G – C – G – Em – G – D
Chord Progression 4
G – D – C – G – Em – D – C
Chord Progression 5
G – C – G – Em – G – D
Chord Progression 6
G – C – G – C – G – D
Thank you! Really helpful video
Nice lesson : )
Nice lesson, the major C chord is challenging for me to play, and does not sound so good. I will keep working at it, thanks.
Yeah that’s a tough chord to land in the beginning. I actually put down the guitar for a couple years when I was first learning because I got frustrated…with some regular practice, you’ll get over the hump and everything will come together. Good luck!
I’ve been playing a few years allangarvey123 and I think the C is the hardest open chord to get right. My fingernails have to be SHORT and I have to put out a lot of effort so I’m not muting other strings. You’re right, it’s a challenging chord to play. If you’re just going to play the C chord a couple bars see if the song let’s you get away with just strumming strings 1,2 and 3…..
Very helpful lesson! Maybe you could do some like that with other chords? 😉 Thanks!