Well look at a less common but great sounding and easy way to finger an open G. This voicing works great in rock and folk and allows for easy walking bass lines, and sliding the shape around on the neck.
Quick Guitar Lesson – A Different and Useful open G major Chord
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Thanks! Glad you like it!
Very cool!
Thanks!
pretty cool
Nicely put and thank you!
You know how it works man, Its all perception the way we perceive it unlocks doors of creativity and the beauty is the chord is just the same old G we all know. So thanks for the little twist in perception that unlocks doors
Glad it’s useful! Thanks!
Yep, great suggestion, thanks!
You are welcome!
Thanks!
Me too!
Yep!
Great suggestions and comments. Thank you!
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Thank you!!
Glad it seems useful!
Useful stuff, as usual. Love the drone like an open tuning.
I do exactly this, i mean, same notes, but I don’t actually use my thumb. Just put my index finger on the low G and mute the A string. Than you have no major thirds as well.
Finally got around to this lesson. I really like this. Thanks again my dear.
nice work – great tips , Nick!
It’s just a full power chord!
Also, the 3rd fret of the B string should be held down with your ring finger and the 3rd fret should be held down with your pinky with my recommendation above. Sorry, forgot to mention that.
For those of you who can’t reach their thumb around the neck to hold down the 3rd fret of the Low E string, you can also push that down with your pointer finger and mute the A string with that same finger lying over it at the same time. Or, you could mute the A string with your middle finger if you so prefer. I find this method more effective when switching to different chords beyond just being less physically difficult.
haha clapton/metheny’s thumb technique