Putting It All Together

Put Everything You Have Learned Together!

If you have made it this far you have learned your G major, D major, C major and A minor 7 chords. You have also learned how to use your right hand to strum the guitar properly. Now it is time to put all of these things together to learn you first real chord progression.

One of the most difficult things for beginner guitar players to do is to change chords smoothly without stopping while they are strumming. That is what you are going to work on in this guitar lesson. Don’t get frustrated if you can’t play the entire chord progression all the way through without stopping. It takes some practice.

The chord progression that we will be using is G Major, D Major, A minor 7 and D Major. We are going to keep the strumming simple so that you can concentrate on changing chords smoothly. Strum the G major four times using downstrokes and move on to the D major. Strum the D major four times with four more downstrokes. Now change to an A minor 7 and play that four more times. Finish off the progression by playing a C Major chord four times.

Work on changing from chord to chord as smoothly a possible because you will be learning a more complex strumming pattern in the next beginner guitar lesson. Have fun!

This Lesson Has 30 Comments

  • slimkai says:

    Thank You Very Much for these videos. I’m not the fastest learner and i usually get discouraged early, but your videos are soooooooo very helpful. Thank you again for these great tutorials.

    • KEITH says:

      very impressed so far, i am just learning the guitar for less than two months and think that i am doing well because of these lessons

  • marissa says:

    These lessons are absolutely amazing!!! Thank you so much for posting these! Quick question: what do you reccomend to help you change chords more quickly/smoothly? You rock!!!

  • Alexander says:

    I’ve had my guitar for several months and have just started finding time to practice. I don’t know where I would be without your video series. Appreciate the concise teaching my friend. :D

  • juan says:

    ty it was hard when i started but i got it it got easy iam on my last one i was using a rok axe electric guitar

  • juan says:

    i have hade my guitar for 4 years and have just be making stuff up all along

  • james says:

    i have my frist guitar came to day in the mail i pay $69.99 from musicians friend the name of my guitar is rogue rocketeer rr50 3/4 scale it is red my friend have a band called voice of proice christians band i help with the youth camp a lot win i see the band play i like to help but now i can i think you for your lesson it will help me a lot can you i holp i can know how to play before next summer camp for 2012 i will play it 12 hour a day until i get it right can you send me frist copy dvd on my hand i like to know the cost of it i will pay you in oct frist my address is JAMES KILDUFF PO BOX 146 CLAY CITY IL 62804

  • james says:

    i have my frist guitar came to day in the mail i pay $69.99 from musicians friend the name of my guitar is rogue rocketeer rr50 3/4 scale it is red my friend have a band called voice of proice christians band i help with the youth camp a lot win i see the band play i like to help but now i can i think you for your lesson it will help me a lot can you i holp i can know how to play before next summer camp for 2012 i will play it 12 hour a day until i get it right can you send me frist copy dvd on my hand i like to know the cost of it i will pay you in oct frist my address is JAMES KILDUFF PO BOX 146 CLAY CITY IL 62804

  • james says:

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  • Anthony says:

    i just got my guitar a month back and your viedos help me out alot so i wanted to ask are there any differences in changing cords on a electriic guitar?

  • poohbear says:

    this is amazing just tanken 4 lessons and really get it so far love this website!

  • Johnnie says:

    Found another mistake man. Sorry,but the first line in the third paragraph you say that we will be using D major, twice, when in fact i know that you meant to say C major one of those times. Just pointing it out so you can fix it.

  • devilsenpia says:

    aghhhh i cnt do it !!!!!

  • david says:

    this site is the best. I just got a new guitar,and i have seen this site and now i am learning.

  • manish says:

    u really r awesome…….i hve been trying to figure out things for the past couple of months but u made it so simple for me.

  • thampan says:

    woow you really good teacher

  • Solos says:

    My brother had a guitar laying on our room so many years and i decided to learn how to play… first day of playing guitar and i know how to play a song this is awesome thank you man you are great!! :D

  • prantik says:

    i can change chord smoothly, but my guitar doesn’t sound like ur one, what should i do nate??

  • derrick says:

    i got my gutar tuned and know the cords how do you hold your left hand
    do you keep your fingers on rhw cords

  • Jack says:

    This is so hard!!

  • Lucas says:

    Does this work the same way for electric guitar?

  • Donna says:

    So excited to find this site. I’ve been wanting to learn to play the guitar for many many years. Thank you so much for your site. Gonna get practising!

  • tintin says:

    Superb. Thanx Nate.

  • kathy says:

    i thik your videos are very helpful. now i know how to play the guitar.

  • AK says:

    Great tutorial.

  • Calvin says:

    Thanks you for a great guitar course.

  • ROCKSTAR says:

    Awesome… just too good…

  • Prathamesh says:

    nice n specific

  • mary ann says:

    Thanks very much Nate! You’re awesome:) Great help really….God Bless You!!!

  • Maahi says:

    very helpful..!!
    Loved it…!!!
    thankyou…!!

 
 

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