The C Chord
C
To play the C chord, use the first, second and third fingers of your left hand as shown in the diagram. Strum all six strings.
In this exercise play four bars of the C chord.
When changing from C to D7, the first finger remains in position on the first fret of the second string, and acts as a pivot around which the other fingers move. This is an important technique which makes many chord changes easier and smoother.
There are no pivot fingers in the C to G chord change.
Rhythm Pattern
Class Sessions
1- The Note B
2- The G<sup>7</sup> Chord
3- The C Chord
4- The Three Four Time Signature
5- The Quarter Rest
6- Open E Note
7- Changing Chords
8- The Note F
9- The Eighth Note
10- Chords
11- The Note D
12- The Note C
13- The Note A
14- Eighth Note Rhythms
15- INTRODUCTION
16- Tuning the Guitar to Itself
17- How to Sit and Hold the Guitar
18- Sharp Signs
19- The Open D Note
20- The Dotted Quarter Note
21- First and Second Endings
22- The Note G
23- The D Chord
24- The Note F Sharp
25- The Lead-In
26- Two-Bar Eighth Note Rhythms
27- Approach to Practice
28- The Tie
29- Other Methods of Tuning the Guitar
30- Alternate Picking
31- Rhythm Pattern
32- Suggested Rhythms
33- Chord Diagrams
34- Right Hand
35- Two Chord Songs
36- The D Seventh Chord
37- Two-Bar Rhythms
38- Tuning to Another Musical Instrument
39- Tuning
40- The G Major Scale
41- Right Arm Position
42- Eighth Note Rhythms in <span class="symbolA">^</span> Time
43- Duets
44- Tuning Fork and Pitch Pipes
45- Parts of the Guitar
46- Left Hand
47- Strumming Chords
48- Left Hand Thumb
49- Guitar Fingering Diagram
50- The Open G String
51- How to Read Music
52- Music Notes
53- The Note G