Just one more chord for this Stage and then we are going to be able to play some songs... well after we have done a bit of work on changing between the chords!

Video Lesson

 

The E Chord

Next is the E chord, and most people find it quite a bit easier than the A.

D Chord  

 

Arrange your fingers as shown on the neck diagram below and then strum, check individually and then strum again. Check that your 1st finger is not touching on any of the strings that it should not touch and check that all the strings are nice and clear. This one is also made easier by the fact that all the strings are played.

Check your chord sounded like this:

 

It is very important that you commit all your chords to MEMORY.

When you have this one under your fingers it's time to check out some cool tricks to help yuou change between them in BC-114 • Anchor Fingers for A, D and E

 

 

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