are there different ways to play a C and G chord?

Question

i just started to learn acoustic guitar about 6 days ago and im getting the A,E, and D chords down pretty good but the C and G are a little rough for me and i believe i heard somewhere before that thats a couple different ways to play them? does anyone know if its true or not and if so, how to? please help it'd be much appreciated! =)

Answer 1

There are lots of ways to play chords on the guitar. I think the easiest way to play C and G is

G - middle finger on the third fret on the low E
index finger on the second fret on A
fourth finger on the third fret on B
fifth finger on the third fret on E

C - don't play the bottom E
fourth finger on 3rd on A
middle finger on 2nd on D
index finger on 1st on B

There's an even easier way to play C if you're going to be playing lots of Gs too - but it's C9 (with a D in it). Play G, then move your index and middle finger up one string (so your middle finger is now on A, not E) on the same fret and don't play the bottom E string.

Answer 2

well i was taught the CAGED system for the only open chords C A G E and D(thus the name). lets take C regular C position 1 (Caged) ok now i wont spend too much time on this one but you can obviously see that on the A string fret three is the C note which is your root I------0------------------ I------1------------------- I------0---------------------- I-----2----------------------- I-----3----------------------- I----x---------------------- simple ok well lets play that using the 5 forms of the CAGED system. that was position 1 position 2 would be using the A form (cAged) I-----3------------------ I-----5------------------- I-----5---------------------- I-----5----------------------- I-----3----------------------- I----x---------------------- now i got this by looking at the form for and A chord. if you look at A and then this form you will see what i mean. in an a chord the root note is the open A string. so if you move that up to the 3rd fret (C) and keep the form the same, you have a C chord. position 3 g form (caGed) I----8-------------------- I----5--------------------- I----5------------------------ I----5------------------------ I----7------------------------ I----8---------------------- now in a G chord your root note is on the 3rd fret of the E string (3rd fret=G) so if you move that up to where you have the root note as C on the same string (8th fret=C) then you have a C barr chord. 4th position (cagEd) I----8-------------------- I----8--------------------- I----9------------------------- I---10------------------------ I---10----------------------- I----8---------------------- E form bar chords are the most common because of how familiar the shape is. in an E chord the root is the open E string so if you move that to the 8th fret again(remember it being C) then you have another c bar chord 5the position (cageD) I----12------------------- I----13-------------------- I----12------------------------ I----10------------------------- I---x------------------------ I---x----------------------- D is a little tricky to finger but think about a D chord. your root is the open D string. so if you move your finger on the D string to the 10th fret(C) you have a D form bar chord. now F major isnt in the CAGED system but it could be I------8------------------ I------10------------------- I-----10----------------------- I-----10----------------------- I------8---------------------- I-------------------------- there are lots of other ways to play that but why is this right? based on the info i gave you above. ANSWER: ok so i used an A form bar chord here so again in an A chord the the root is the open A string. so if you move that to the 8th fret (F) you have successfully created an A form F bar chord. this was a really long answer i suppose but if you still have questions email me and i will send you all the forms for AGED in the CAGED system cause i only gave you the C chords

Answer 3

there are many different ways to play a chord on a guitar. there's probably about 30 C chords

Answer 4

Ok i'm a drum tech so i can help.There are many ways to play those chords.You can play them open,some poeple hold their fingers differnent,you could bar the chord,you can play the chord in a major scale or minor scale.But this is what iv'e learned that in music it's the way YOU want so find a way thats comfortable and play.Also go online and check for Scales that will help.So find a way to work the notes so they meet your liking.

Answer 5

You can play them differently, yes. But the way you are learning is probably the easiest way. The other ways we could show you would be harder than open chords. Take the time to get it right this way. Once your fingers get used to it the chords will come easier. Don't start taking shortcuts so soon. :-)

Answer 6

You always have inversions of chords. There's not less that 4 of each chord up the guitar neck. Try this web site to get some ideas http://www.8notes.com/guitar_chord_chart/

Answer 7

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Answer 8

You can use a capo.