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Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.44,0:00:10.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hi, How you doing
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.18,0:00:10.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Justin here
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.88,0:00:12.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for our lesson: 132
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.41,0:00:14.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is the C chord.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.29,0:00:15.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The last of the big eight
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.69,0:00:19.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is, the main eight \NOpen Chord shapes that you learn
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.52,0:00:21.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you are\Nstarting your guitar journey.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.65,0:00:22.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this is the last one,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.52,0:00:23.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is the C chord.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.64,0:00:26.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, a lot of people find the C chord\Na little awkward.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.55,0:00:29.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's maybe not quite as stretchy \Nas the G chord.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.76,0:00:31.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, at least not acrosswise
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.55,0:00:33.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it is lengthwise.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.63,0:00:34.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a little bit funny.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.97,0:00:36.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let's go to a close up
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.25,0:00:39.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and see if we can sort out\Nthe different ways of getting this stretch.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.40,0:00:41.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is just a matter of practising it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.88,0:00:45.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've never ever-ever-ever had a student \Nwho's not been able to do it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.80,0:00:47.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have had students instead\Nwho really struggled
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.76,0:00:50.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they felt like\Nthey were never going to do it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.62,0:00:51.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, if you persevere
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.97,0:00:55.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you will find that the C chord \Nis pretty damn easy.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.70,0:00:56.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's have a look at it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.65,0:01:00.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here we are looking at the C chord.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.22,0:01:02.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, hopefully\Nit doesn't look too bad
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.22,0:01:04.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it is a little bit of a stretch.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.54,0:01:07.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, let's go through the problems \Nand solutions for this chord.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.81,0:01:09.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, first one :
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.61,0:01:13.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,first finger : first fret, second string.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.12,0:01:15.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nothing on the E string, \Nand nothing on the G string.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.37,0:01:18.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's nothing on the first string,\Nand nothing on the third string.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.61,0:01:20.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Second finger is reaching over here
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.75,0:01:22.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the second fret, at the fourth string.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.75,0:01:25.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then, third finger's gonna stretch over here,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.60,0:01:29.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the third fret of the fifth string.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.01,0:01:31.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, there are a few different tips\Nwe can give you
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.62,0:01:33.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for getting this stretch nice
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.12,0:01:33.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First of all,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.80,0:01:35.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you play really square
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.57,0:01:36.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like this,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.79,0:01:38.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's actually quite difficult to do
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.33,0:01:40.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the fingers parallel to the frets.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.51,0:01:45.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can feel that's stretching my hand\Ndoing that right now.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.26,0:01:47.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, if you look at the way\Nthat I'm doing it,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.08,0:01:50.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm kind of laying the fingers over\Na little bit.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.15,0:01:52.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, if I took my hand off,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.89,0:01:54.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they kind of\Nthat looks like that they are in a line,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.78,0:01:56.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're all kind of touching each other.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.62,0:02:01.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you can see that the angle now \Nis kind of that way a little bit.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.06,0:02:04.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's actually \Nthey're kind of pointing at my eyes.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.74,0:02:07.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whereas that way\Nthey're pointing at the ceiling.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.01,0:02:09.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We just turn it round a little bit like that,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.80,0:02:11.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you get a bit more of a...
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.45,0:02:14.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It definitely makes it easier to play .\NYeah ?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.14,0:02:16.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this way, you really have to stretch \Nthe distance between your fingers.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.95,0:02:20.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here, you're just changing\Nhow far each finger is reaching out.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.70,0:02:22.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That makes a big difference \Nfor that one.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.60,0:02:25.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, you can probably see\Nthat my thumb is flopping over there.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.66,0:02:28.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But actually, we want to get \Nthat thumb behind for you now.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.55,0:02:30.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Later on you can use \Nyour thumb over here,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.60,0:02:32.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but for you now, \Nback behind.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.58,0:02:35.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, the other important thing\Nwith the C chord
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.17,0:02:36.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that we want to make sure
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.29,0:02:38.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the tip of this third finger
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.26,0:02:40.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is muting, the sixth string.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.17,0:02:42.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, it shouldn't press down on this string.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.32,0:02:45.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The very tip of the finger \Njust touches the string
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.20,0:02:46.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and stops it from ringing out.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.37,0:02:50.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, the thing that you'll find here\Nwith this chord as well,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.73,0:02:53.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially when you're going to do \Nthe strum - pick up - strum,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.02,0:02:54.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that there are quite a few places
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.90,0:02:57.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where fingers can lean over \Nand touch other strings. So,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.94,0:02:58.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,. . .
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.92,0:03:00.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is the correct sound for it
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.38,0:03:03.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, the first note,\Nwhich is the fifth string,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.74,0:03:05.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're probably not going to have \Ntoo much trouble with it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.52,0:03:06.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pretty straight forward.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.65,0:03:07.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The next note,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.79,0:03:09.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,here which is the fourth string,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.26,0:03:13.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's very likely here that your third finger\Nis going to be leaning over
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.34,0:03:14.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and touching that fourth string.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.49,0:03:17.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, that's the first thing\Nyou wanna look out for
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.11,0:03:19.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is making sure that finger is nice and up.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.18,0:03:22.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then we have the Open G string,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.09,0:03:23.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which, of course,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.13,0:03:25.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this finger, \Nif it's leaning over a bit too flat,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.04,0:03:27.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will mute that G string.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.44,0:03:28.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First finger\Nshould be ok.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.97,0:03:31.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not many people have trouble with that note.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.08,0:03:33.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But then,\Nthe open E string
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.34,0:03:35.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if the first finger is leaning over \Na little bit too much
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.81,0:03:38.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you'll get the open E string muted.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.11,0:03:40.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, really, the trick with C chord is, one :
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.80,0:03:42.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,don't be too squared like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.53,0:03:44.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Allow your fingers to be \Na little bit of an angle.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.69,0:03:48.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And also to make sure that\Nyou're really on the points with the fingers.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.34,0:03:50.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't let them lay down too flat
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.16,0:03:52.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or you'll just always be muting \Nthe strings next to them.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.33,0:03:59.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ok, I hope you had fun \Nstretching out for that C chord.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.58,0:04:01.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a little bit of a tough one
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.57,0:04:02.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- but it's not that bad -
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.82,0:04:04.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it just seems impossible right now,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.94,0:04:06.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but, after a week or two,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.36,0:04:08.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your fingers will have all limbered up
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.24,0:04:09.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it'll be a lot easier.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.32,0:04:10.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After a month or two,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.44,0:04:13.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you'll wonder why you ever had \Na problem with it at all
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.29,0:04:16.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it's not that bad \Nin the grand scheme of guitar chords.