Lesson 3 - D Major and More Fretboard Work

Look how far you have come!  Today we are going to learn the third chord, and the last chord you need before you can start playing songs.  D Major….

If you have been following the instructions.  If you have been aiming for learning to play the chords and notes without buzzing before you move on to the next lesson, you should be finding that each chord gets easier and easier to produce.  If you can play the C Major chord and the G Major chord, then this D Major chord should come with quite a bit more ease than the C Major and a bit more than the G Major.  It is still important we aim for clarity in the notes when playing the D Major chord also.

Added to the D Major chord I want you to add to the note practice we started last lesson.  This time you will go from low to high like last time, but then this time I want you to come back, releasing one finger at a time while still holding the fingers behind the note being played.  Still singing/saying the note you are playing.  In note and tablature, your exercise will look like this:

Keep working on the chords and these notes, aiming for perfection.  Right now rhythm doesn’t matter.  Just get the fretting hand used to making the chords and walking up and down the fretboard and getting used to hearing the notes and knowing their names.

Next lesson we are going to start putting these chords together and making some real music!