Beginner Acoustic Guitar Lesson #1 – Your First 3 Chords

In this beginner acoustic guitar lesson we’ll cover your first three chords, G, C, and D.
These are three of the best chords for any beginner to start with, and if you stick around for the rest of this 3 part series, we’ll add another chord, and put it all together into a song as well!

Part 1 – https:// (You are here)
Part 2 – https://
Part 3 – https://

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42 comments for “Beginner Acoustic Guitar Lesson #1 – Your First 3 Chords

  1. Jaime Barros
    October 27, 2014 at 5:45 am

    So i was in my room on my “soft bed” trying to learn something here until
    8:35.. aww damn. I cant even do that right x_x

  2. xx Simply Ipeleng xx
    October 27, 2014 at 5:43 am

    lol my hands are so small:((((

  3. ilan giliadov
    October 27, 2014 at 5:26 am

    When I push the cords there is no sound

  4. Yada Samuel
    October 27, 2014 at 5:06 am

    Guitar Affair? No idea.

  5. Pluvia Aeterna
    October 27, 2014 at 4:44 am

    nice tut

  6. Tuula Westra
    October 27, 2014 at 4:25 am

    I have a Spanish acoustic wide neck quitar, Paco de Lucia I never will be.

  7. Mimi Ponyo
    October 27, 2014 at 4:14 am

    When I place a finger on the string/chord, no sound comes out. It’s like a
    ‘stopped’ noise. 

  8. Hunter Townsend
    October 27, 2014 at 4:03 am

    just wanted to say thanks for making such a great video, helped me a lot
    .

  9. Back2BlackSnaps
    October 27, 2014 at 4:00 am

    every vid i end up leaving coz you take ages to get to the point

  10. Dawn Smith
    October 27, 2014 at 3:29 am

    JUST wondering, when you say download it to the matrix, what does that
    mean? What is the matrix?
    I bought a acoustic guitar for my daughter from toysrus it was $39..-49.99
    and pink. She wants to learn to play the guitar &she’s a beginner that
    needs to learn everything from A-Z. Im trying to find the best app to help
    her learn. Could anyone help me with finding the best app for a 8 year old
    who has never played a guitar before. It’s an acoustic guitar
    Thanks for hearing me out.
    DAWN 

  11. Omar Silva
    October 27, 2014 at 3:14 am

    His thumb nail…

  12. trizasworldforeva
    October 27, 2014 at 3:03 am

    “Don’t sit on a soft bed”

    Woops

  13. Kc Aves
    October 27, 2014 at 2:58 am

    Im in the middle of the video and He is still talking about the G chord 🙁
    but a great teacher :)

  14. Erica Robbins
    October 27, 2014 at 2:43 am

    I’m a lefty but I can play either cx

  15. Слави Овардов
    October 27, 2014 at 2:28 am

    what was the song that you were playing at 14:08?

  16. gimmeagig
    October 27, 2014 at 2:27 am

    That hat from the front looks almost like real hair.

  17. Haven Emily
    October 27, 2014 at 1:57 am

    very nice sir . good lesson . thank you

  18. Swati Thapa
    October 27, 2014 at 1:56 am

    I cant move my ring finger mch….its really hard fr me to play any chord!!

  19. Birdy Snipes
    October 27, 2014 at 1:44 am

    like this if you just moved to a firm chair lol

  20. MrCoolGuy2303
    October 27, 2014 at 1:26 am

    Im quitting the guitar.

  21. Bugaloosfan
    October 27, 2014 at 1:10 am

    Thanks for the tutorial

  22. OMG YOU KILLED KENNY
    October 27, 2014 at 1:00 am

    Am I the only one who thinks that the guy in the vid looks like Walter
    White from Breaking Bad?

  23. Helen Bage
    October 27, 2014 at 12:59 am

    Thank you! You explain everything clearly and slowly, perfect for a
    beginner like me!

  24. Swati Thapa
    October 27, 2014 at 12:49 am

    I cant move my ring finger mch….its really hard fr me to play any chord!!

  25. Mohamed Elsheikh
    October 27, 2014 at 12:43 am

    THIS IS AMAZING. Very helpful. I just got a guitar and dont know anything
    and this is the best video ive seen with great camera angles covering each
    hand and overall. Just what i needed thanks alot

  26. Mikanoes
    October 27, 2014 at 12:30 am

    Is it possible to just NOT be built for guitar? Seriously, the first chord
    here, the G Major, I am pretty sure the muscles in my arm were ripping
    themselves apart trying to do that chord. Is there just something wrong
    with my arm?

  27. Isabela De Leon
    October 27, 2014 at 12:21 am

    thank you im absolutely new at this, so im learning the cords

  28. Stella Vadakin
    October 27, 2014 at 12:03 am

    Nice explains easy the 3 chords. I prefer to teach the notes first.

  29. amis0129
    October 26, 2014 at 11:50 pm

    Does he keep that one thumb nail long to help with strumming somehow or am
    I paying a little too close attention?

  30. Mikey Lee
    October 26, 2014 at 11:42 pm

    I would think that finger board would be distracting for beginners. Ya you
    have dots to look at from your angle but from camera view I would think it
    would be kind of confusing. Just trying to imagine how a beginner would
    vision it…

  31. PandaMan898
    October 26, 2014 at 11:29 pm

    Clip your fre kin nail

  32. Starbuks Tech
    October 26, 2014 at 11:06 pm

    what editor software u using

  33. sharon reyes
    October 26, 2014 at 10:45 pm

    Ok so I just got a guitar and have NO idea how to play it cx
    Like I don’t get the “G major” or stuff like that :/ I can’t understand.

  34. Laura Wedemeyer
    October 26, 2014 at 10:44 pm

    Hi, I am just beginning to SKYPE lessons after having taught lessons face
    to face for years. I hate to be so naive, but wanted to ask how you split
    your screen into three parts for the closeups? What is your set up for
    that? Thanks for the help.

  35. Rusty Drone
    October 26, 2014 at 10:41 pm

    Jesus that nail on the thumb

  36. semperfi3794
    October 26, 2014 at 10:25 pm

    How much pot do you smoke?

  37. The_Immortal_Outlaw
    October 26, 2014 at 10:08 pm

    which one is the D chord?

  38. the lucky swift
    October 26, 2014 at 9:50 pm

    I always get the buzzing noise!

  39. Shayna Byrd
    October 26, 2014 at 9:36 pm

    Im a kid can u try to do it easy

  40. Jen Nya
    October 26, 2014 at 9:23 pm

    i’m left handed and it just sounds like im playing death.

  41. CJ_M
    October 26, 2014 at 9:15 pm

    it ses acustic its a base guitar i know my guitars might not be able to
    play that well but i know my guitars

  42. Angelica O
    October 26, 2014 at 8:58 pm

    i keep getting the buzzing noise so i press harder but my fingers start to
    hurt from pressing so hard. my fingers aren’t there for more than a minute
    and i have lines on my fingers from the strings. i cut my nails really
    short because i couldn’t get them in the right place without touching
    another string 🙁 i thought i had long fingers but i guess i don’t…

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