From the course: Beginning Acoustic Guitar Music Lessons

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Full-size chords: D, A, and G

Full-size chords: D, A, and G

From the course: Beginning Acoustic Guitar Music Lessons

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Full-size chords: D, A, and G

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- Alright, so now, let's check out some full size chords. And by full size I mean, they sound really rich and full. You're playing either five or six notes in them. Let's check them out, so we're going to do D, A, and G. Let's start out with the first chord D, and you're going to strum five strings. Just don't strum the thickest string on this one. Put your index finger on the second fret of the G string. You're ring finger on the third fret of the B string. And your middle finger on the second fret of the E string and strum all five strings like this. (guitar chord) And let's check out the A chord. Now, for the A chord, your index finger is on the second fret of the fourth string. Middle finger's on the second fret of the third string. And your ring finger's on the second fret of the second string. So they're all kind of cramped in together. And you can strum all six strings through that. Sounds like this. (guitar chord) Now, there are alternate ways of playing it depending on the…

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