This one is a little stretchy but there is a cheat ;)

Video Lesson

 

D minor stretch...

D minor can be a little bit of a stretch for a beginner, but you will soon limber up if you keep trying!

D Chord  

 

D minor requires a different type of hand position to any of the chords so far, but it is not hard. Put your fingers as shown, and make sure that your third finger is not muting the 1st string. Also check that you are only strumming the four strings shown.

You can use either fingers 1,2 and 3 (shown in the photo and diagram) or use 1, 2 and 4 if you find the stretch too much with your 3rd finger. See what feels good for you. Both have pro's and cons depending on the circumstances... you can check it with the audio example here:

 

Now you have some more chords we need to get changing between them in BC-124 • 1 minute Changes.

 

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