Beginner Flatpicking Crash Course: Lesson 3

Introduction To Open Chords & Play-Along

In this lesson we’ll take a look at 2 common chords played on the guitar, practice changing between the 2 chord shapes, learn a useful strumming pattern to get you started & play-along with the changes in Tom Dooley.

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Topics covered in this lesson:

  • Exercise 1: How To Read Chord Boxes/The C & G Major Chords
  • Exercise 2: Strum Pattern #1
  • Rhythm Guitar & Melody Audio Play-Along & Backing Tracks #1: Tom Dooley