Easy C Chord Shape Variations (to beautify your playing!)

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🎸In this Chord Explorer lesson, we'll take your open C Chord Shape further and learn easy variations to add interest to your playing. :) #justinguitar #guitarforbeginners #justinguitargrade3
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👉 Video Chapters
00:00 C Chord Shape Explorer - Welcome!
00:43 Variation #1 - C Major 7
06:51 Variation #2 - C7
07:24 Variation #3 - C sus 4
08:06 Variation #4 - C/G
08:57 Variation #5 - Guess the Name!
09:21 Go Further!
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@justinguitar 2 жыл бұрын

*This lesson is part of my NEW Beginner Guitar Course - Grade 3! Learn for free:* www.justinguitar.com/grade-3

@vaughannicholls8545 2 жыл бұрын

I thought your lessons couldn't get any better. But you've taken the channel and site to a whole new level. I can't imagine how much blood, sweat and tears this would take. Great work! Champion!!

@Moodo76 2 жыл бұрын

I just have to say that your new lessons are absolutely fenomenal. I recently found myself stuck in my playing, doing the same boring stuff over and over. Just as I was about to take a break from the guitar these videos came out and inspired me to keep pushing. With that said, thank you so much for your time and effort 🙏

@justinguitar 2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear! Thank you very much :) Happy trails!

@Otaku-420 2 жыл бұрын

I feel your pain on doing the same stuff over and over.

@jakespencer431 2 жыл бұрын

Same here I had KZfaq on my tv going this came up ran got my acoustic and played for 5 hours!

@Blueridge1961 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again to the by far best and most inspiring guitar teacher on the internet. With your help really everybody can learn to play guitar to enjoy music with singing and playing actively. And the basics (and these are the really important things if you are going to learn an instrument...) are for free!!! Thank you so much for everything, and keep up your really great work.

@justinguitar 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks for sharing! Cheers :)

@aussiebiketourer8159 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Justin, just restarted my guitar journey again at 63 thanks to you. Cannot recommend your lessons highly enough, coupled with your App brilliant stuff 👍

@elgonm289 2 жыл бұрын

You and me both.. Power to your fingers mate 👍🏼

@justinguitar 2 жыл бұрын

Rock on!

@stephenbouchelle7706 2 жыл бұрын

I’m a decent intermediate player (whatever that means) but this opens my mind to new ideas. Thanks.

@justinguitar 2 жыл бұрын

Great to read that! Cheers

@adaltroczguitar 2 жыл бұрын

There's so much to learn and these are things that can be absorbed while we're still at a very basic level.. there's no need to wait until you become much better to incorporate these little tricks into your playing arsenal!! Tks for sharing all this knowledge!! You're great, Justin!

@jeromeseria2487 Жыл бұрын

Justin is the best, to me, I like his approach

@robrandall3606 2 жыл бұрын

Just wanted to say a big thank you Justin, I've been messing around with guitars for far too many years and getting nowhere, but having recently found you on utube your infectious style of playing has made me focus, I will be watching ech video and not moving on til I have mastered the content.

@larsdanielsen7304 2 жыл бұрын

Love your app and how you have continued to develop it. Being somewhere between beginner and intermediate (picked up the guitar again after 20 years) there are some really good stuff there and it gives me sort of a lesson plan. Been a great thing to use to forget covid for a bit every day. Keep up the good work!

@danbgt 2 жыл бұрын

I really, really like these little lessons about basic use of specific chords. Thanks!!

@fishmonger75 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Justin, one more eye opener from you out of probably hundreds of them in just few months i am into your lessons! You re such a great teacher

@TimBergsten Жыл бұрын

I'm not going to think to much about the technical stuff, and these videos are solid gold! Thanks so much.

@wesbresee 2 жыл бұрын

Really glad I came across you and your video instruction. Opens things up for me and I've been wanting to expand my style. The way that you instruct and explain techniques leaves all kinds of things for me to experiment with so that I can find my own way, rather than someone saying "Do this, that way's wrong" you demonstrate and then leave it to the watcher/listener to make their own decisions. And every video of yours that I watch i learn something. Perhaps a chord progression or something theoretical that I never thought of before. Kind of helps me to look at guitar from different angles and perspectives.. Thanks so much, this stuff is GREAT!!

@nicolamontoro 2 жыл бұрын

Justin your lessons always make things seem so much easier with your explanations. Thank you so much. Love the channel.

@abbate2137 2 жыл бұрын

I love how simple this guy is. Just a good dude! Thanks for the great information.

@gabrielskater123 2 жыл бұрын

So many new looks and ideas in one video, thanks Justin!

@malcolmgillespie4087 Жыл бұрын

I love the instructions. Mostly the part about not caring about the theory so much. I've been playing for 50 years and sometimes I still go back to the earliest songs I ever wrote. It was back in the day when I knew zilch about theory and would just make chord deviations and hear how they sounded. I've since gone back to figure out what I was doing and I will be mystified as to how I knew to to that. Now I realize, it doesn't matter! If you pick it and it sounds the way you want it to, go for it! I've had very limited instruction but honestly, one of the worst tips I ever got was, "Always know EXACTLY what you're doing and why." This came from a guy who was an amazing jazz player. Looking back, I think that stifled my creativity. My more interesting songs were the ones where I had no idea! I'm going to watch more of your videos and also get my daughter to try some!

@domedis8354 2 жыл бұрын

Another incredible lesson thankyou Justin

@couchpoet1 2 жыл бұрын

Greatly appreciate your time and effort!

@andychapman3100 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video Justin; soo useful, thank you ... again!

@guitartuna8307 2 жыл бұрын

The quality of you content is amazing!!!

@deans.8659 2 жыл бұрын

Great lesson!!

@jakespencer431 2 жыл бұрын

Dude lately your lessons are 👌 all I’ve been doing is watching this runing to the acoustic and getting these new cords down simple!

@inayatsama6059 2 жыл бұрын

Really thank you for this great lesson, very useful for me..💯🤘

@Suninitib 2 жыл бұрын

Another great lesson. Thank you. 👏👏👏

@NinjaThugz 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much :)

@harleygrandpaernie 2 жыл бұрын

Great Lesson Justin 👍 thanks for sharing your knowledge with me. I very much appreciate it. God bless

@drewdietz2115 2 жыл бұрын

another great lesson, wonderful indeed. thanks justin.

@justinguitar 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@tompolk7588 2 жыл бұрын

This is great! Thanks for this series. I'm headed to look into your paid lessons - love your teaching method

@carlaazevedo4687 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent lesson!

@johnclark1000 2 жыл бұрын

That's some great stuff thank you!

@freesk8 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! :)

@MusicManFernando Жыл бұрын

Excellent lesson.

@shreeramdeshpande3945 2 жыл бұрын

This is fabulous lesson. I can say as Justine R & D centre... Thanks a ton for teaching everything new.......And keep us on our toes.

@viperocco 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the very informative videos man!

@calindosa1145 2 жыл бұрын

Sir Justin Helpalot! Thank you, man! REALLY quick progress with yout teaching!

@dguitroman 2 жыл бұрын

You're so much the best Justin!! You're been an awesome teacher a through the years

@chanhoo976 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic teacher

@thisneilmakesfilms 2 жыл бұрын

excellent lesson. thanks!

@chicochicoshukor7184 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Its helps me alot. Improve

@justinguitar 2 жыл бұрын

Most welcome 😊

@Caramel1252 2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much sir!I really like that i have free videos to learn from! This is a gift from god!

@justinguitar 2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome :)

@tcb5141 2 жыл бұрын

This is a great tutorial!! Thanks

@justinguitar 2 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome! :)

@garryames1824 Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@andreau8219 2 жыл бұрын

Wow what a great lesson thank you Justin!!

@justinguitar 2 жыл бұрын

@redmetalpanda9051 2 жыл бұрын

This is a must see and practice for anybody that wanna have fun with guitar

@justinguitar 2 жыл бұрын

:))

@arieswaters 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@justinguitar 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. Really appreciate it! Cheers :)

@avokittypup 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. 🎶💙

@justinguitar 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome :)

@ThomasHope73 2 жыл бұрын

Great teaching! 👍

@justinguitar 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@jjiacobucci 2 жыл бұрын

Nice lesson

@fryeguy9939 2 жыл бұрын

I started doing that hammer on and hammer off with the low E string and B string , with the D chord.. and go into the C add 9 chord. ... Sounds good to me...

@shellybogdan2293 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic thanks, as an aussie i love the kangaroo in the background

@chrisrat2720 2 жыл бұрын

That's so cool - thanks ✌☻☮

@justinguitar 2 жыл бұрын

@willnixon69 2 жыл бұрын

These chord explorations are fantastic. I’m curious a few videos where you are going over things you talk about maximizing your hand position, so you trade out your pinky say for another finger, curious if you’d create an explanation for it. I find myself trapped when trying to play certain things and I’m thinking this is my problem. I figure if anyone can explain. It you’re the one who’d make it make sense to me and loads of others I’m sure.

@HolseTown82 2 жыл бұрын

you make it eatable :) cheers from the other side of the world ! (Denmark)

@tobyalan8874 2 жыл бұрын

Great lesson. You explain everything so well. Especially about what you hear and feel within what you are playing. Quick question what was the c bluesy type chord. Sounds very similar to what Wilko Johnson might play

@1974xaviers 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff...... thanks 🙏👍😊

@justinguitar 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it :)

@1974xaviers 2 жыл бұрын

@@justinguitar you are the best teacher on Internet and so well presented......easy to understand for anybody......... I am an ardent fan of yours 🙂

@wsavage3696 2 жыл бұрын

These embellishments are great! I struggle with baring the b and e strings. My finger just won’t cooperate. 🤷🏼‍♀️🙄. Thanks for great lessons you provide !!!

@arieswaters 2 жыл бұрын

Sort-of totally off-topic. But I've really been loving. Hey Justin maybe you could teach people good stuff to play in the bebebe tuning. Really fun with the octaves and drone notes

@Rob1964b 2 жыл бұрын

No one else can do a whole video about one chord and make it interesting.

@rejiluz3465 2 жыл бұрын

Subscribed after watching....

@bofa83 2 жыл бұрын

Playing a G shape on the 8th fret is a cool sounding way to play a C chord.

@congamike1 2 жыл бұрын

This is helpful. Thanks Update: OMG this is incredible

@JoeToz 2 жыл бұрын

Any tips on getting the 3rd finger to stretch closer to the fret on the A string while playing a C chord?

@yaesr5228 2 жыл бұрын

Can you also make a video on chords/variations that sound better with distortion ?

@alanraymond1545 2 жыл бұрын

And if you play a C7th and move it up four frsts, you have a very useful E7, especially if you play A chord at fret 5

@apropostt 2 жыл бұрын

I think I've watched this chord explorer series 3-4 times... and every time I think I got it all, I find another variant.

@frmacleod 2 жыл бұрын

“If it doesn’t sound cool you stop doing it”. -Beethoven or maybe Justin

@MI-rw8ej 2 жыл бұрын

Asking if you can show as where this chords can lead to( the next progression)

@arieswaters 2 жыл бұрын

Finally Justin you got the dollar heart donation thing. But you need a step between 10 and 50. Now it's going to take me forever to give you another $10 I have to wait for the first 1 to process. I've never given you money until now

@edcrutchfield3447 Жыл бұрын

You teach guitar 🎸 FREDOM . Than you🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

@AICD1999 2 жыл бұрын

Im hearing Kansas Dust in the Wind with that C chord variation

@janswede3884 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, whats that pick with the " strap " you have there ?

@ravindramesh1397 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Justin. Noob question: What scale are you playing under that C chord? I love your lessons and approach to it for beginners like me. I've been trying to wrap my head around melody lines in chords and your recent lessons are bang on timed perfectly for me. Thank you!

@kevindemand 2 жыл бұрын

He's playing a descending C major scale, starting on the 5th (G)

@deanmccall5023 2 жыл бұрын

C is the cord I struggle with the most.I can’t for the life of me get my ring finger all the way out there

@rodolfocastillosanchez9647 2 жыл бұрын

Good variations. It would be nice if you add the name of the chords

@yashkapoor3316 2 жыл бұрын

11:42 "you can see (C) there..." pun intended?? haha

@herrunsinn774 2 жыл бұрын

I've always thought of all the basic chord shapes, that good-old "C" chord is the most "natural" when it comes to your finger shapes. For example, without a guitar in your hands, just swing your left-hand up in front of your eyes (in at totally relaxed way) until your palm is facing your eyes. ... Notice the "drape" of your left-hand fingers. They quite naturally form a "C-chord shape" (ignoring that pesky little finger). Just slip a guitar neck in there and voilà!... You are fingering a basic C-Chord.😇

@zerkish9869 2 жыл бұрын

"Natural" 🥲 I'll let you know as a beginner I'm struggling more with the C chord than the F chord. Curse my fat fingers. Putting that ring finger down without muting something is stupid hard for me.

@allyhanaffy2329 Жыл бұрын

stupid question: why I don't get so much effect when I los the fingertip as much as you do?

@chrissnape9537 2 жыл бұрын

Have I never notice the tattoo on your right arm or is it new

@lkgguitar3382 2 жыл бұрын

How many songs do you reckon come from guitarists just asking 'I wonder what happens if I take THIS finger off ... "

@justinguitar 2 жыл бұрын

More than there are chords :D | LievenDV | JustinGuitar Official Assistant

@jankafka7330 2 жыл бұрын

I don't understand the caged 'system'. Isn't the 'D' just a 'C' moved up a whole tone? Other than open strings, what's the difference between what you're showing here and the D chord?

@justinguitar 2 жыл бұрын

you use 5 shapes that resemble the open chords. Just remember that the open strings are the nut shifting up. A lot to explain in this tine box; go to www.justinguitar.com/guitar-lessons/the-caged-system-introduction-tb-031 | LievenDV | JustinGuitar Official Assistant for more info!