Name: How to Play the Cmaj Chord with Easy Variations!
Uploaded: 2022-12-05T22:50:40.000Z
Duration: 3 min 12 s
Description: For the beginning guitarist, playing a full C Chord can be a challenge, while our hands get used to the instrument. So here are a couple of easy variations (The C Chord with just one finger on the fret, and the Cmaj 7 chord), to act as building blocks to the full C chord, or to just add to your arsenal of C Chord variations, great for any level guitarist to have in their tool belt!

For the beginning guitarist, playing a full C Chord can be a challenge, while our hands get used to the instrument.  So here are a couple of easy variations (The C Chord with just one finger on the fret, and the Cmaj 7 chord), to act as building blocks to the full C chord, or to just add to your arsenal of C Chord variations, great for any level guitarist to have in their tool belt! 

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