Hi, welcome back. This is week two of guitar lessons in the music coach program. This week you're going to get started on learning the four chords that are going to be used in this program. Now one thing we're going to do first is talk about how we number the fingers in your left hand. So your left hand, we're going to number all of the fingers but not include the thumb. So if you played piano before, this might be a little bit different.

We don't count the thumb so your number one finger is your pointer finger. Number two is your middle finger. Number three is your ring finger, and number four is your pinky finger and on the neck, the frets we're going to use are numbered starting with when the string is played open, it's considered zero. And then the first fret is here. The second fret is here and the third fret Here. For now, we're only going to be using the first three frets.

So the first chord you're going to make is E minor. And what you're going to do is take your number one finger and put it on the second fret of the A string. Then you're going to take your number two finger and put it on the second fret of the D string. And when you're making chord shapes, you want to keep your hand round. I like to think of it as holding like a baseball or an apple or something around so that my thumb is on the back of the neck, pushing in giving you the leverage to push the strings down. A lot of beginners are surprised by how hard you have to push the strings into the neck to make them sound.

If you're not pushing hard enough, you'll hear this kind of buzzing sound. What we're looking for is a clean sound like this. So you want to push straight into the neck, with your thumb on the back. pushing down and gripping hard. And here's what an E minor chord sounds like. You're going to strum all six strings with your right hand.

Like that. And that's an E minor chord. Now the next chord we're going to play is G. To make a G chord. Take your two smallest fingers with your fingers three and four, and put them on the two smallest strings, which are E and B, on the third fret, like this. Then take your middle finger and reach all the way to the biggie on the third fret. Finally, take your number one finger and put it on the second fret of the A string.

This makes a G chord. Now common thing with G chords when you're starting out is to want to have your knuckles Like this. The trouble with that is that you end up touching the strings underneath where you're trying to hold down and you won't get as clean of a sound on the string. So try and keep the knuckles rounded. And just be patient, it takes some strength in your hand to be able to hold these chords. Now the next chord is C, which I like to think of C is like a staircase, you're going to start by putting your number one finger on the first fret of the B string.

Then you're going to put your number two finger on the second fret of the D string, and your number three finger on the third fret of the A string. And this chord, you strum everything except for the Big East string, we start on the A string and strum down. Now we're gonna play the D chord. To start off, put your number two finger on the second Have the little East ring, then put your number one finger on the second fret of the G string. And then put your number three finger on the third fret of the B string. For this chord, you're going to strum everything except for the two largest strings, which are na.

And there's your D chord. Now work on these slowly. And in the practice video, you're going to get a chance to play them on their own. And then with different rhythms, and we're going to work our way towards being able to play these chords in a cycle which makes up the harmonic structure of the song that we're going to be working on. Alright, keep up the great work and we'll see you in the practice video.