FIRST Guitar Chords You NEED To Learn - Easiest Beginner Guitar Chords For Playing Songs

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Published 2017-06-15
Easy Guitar Chords For Beginners - Learn the first guitar chords you need to know on guitar. These are the first 4 chords I teach my beginner guitar students in their first lessons. I love these total beginner chords because most of them only use two fingers which makes is way easier to play for beginner guitarists.

The first guitar chords that you will learn in this video are:

Em, D, C & G

With these first guitar chords alone you can play 1000s of songs. You might be surprised by how many songs you can play with my easiest beginner guitar chords.

✅Songs Using These 4 First Beginner Guitar Chords:

Wonderful Tonight:    • Wonderful Tonight Guitar Tutorial by ...  
Talking About A Revolution:    • Talking About A Revolution Guitar Tut...  
Zombie: www.laurenbateman.com/zombie-chord-chart
Sweet Home Alabama:    • Beginner Guitar Lesson Sweet Home Ala...  
Can't You See:    • Can't You See Easy Guitar Song Lesson...  
Wagon Wheel:    • Wagon Wheel Guitar Lesson - Easy Guit...  
Perfect:    • Perfect Guitar Lesson by Ed Sheeran  
Brown Eyed Girl:    • Brown Eyed Girl Guitar Tutorial by Va...  
What If God Was One of Us:    • One Of Us Guitar Tutorial  

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✅ Recommended Playlists to use my guitar chords for beginners:

🔴 Some songs that use my easy guitar chords for beginners. Check out my playlist:
   • Leaving On A Jet Plane Guitar Lesson  

🔴 If you enjoyed this video on Lauren's first guitar chords, check out her other chord videos:
   • Beginner Guitar Chords - Beginner Gui...  

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Thank you for spending time with me and learning how to play your first beginner guitar chords.

Lauren :)

About this easy guitar chords video:

This easy guitar chords video goes in depth on the first guitar chords your should learn as a beginner guitar player. These easiest beginner guitar chords are the foundation to playing beginner guitar songs on the guitar. The first guitar chords covered are the full Em chord, the easy C major chord, the easy G major chord and the full D major chord which I personally feel are the best guitar chords for beginners to learn and start playing songs. Learn these first guitar chords and you will be able to play many beginner guitar son

All Comments (21)
  • @LaurenBateman
    ✅ Check out my 7 Level Guitar System: www.laurenbatemanguitar.com/courseyt Go from zero to playing the songs you know and love. 57 page workbook with strumming and picking exercises included! ✅Some Songs I Have Lessons for Using These 4 First Beginner Guitar Chords: Wonderful Tonight: https://youtu.be/KzONrIBPzDY Talking About A Revolution: https://youtu.be/sfZMC53-zbg Zombie: www.laurenbateman.com/zombie-chord-chart Sweet Home Alabama: https://youtu.be/nU3d7W47jVE Can't You See: https://youtu.be/U0GbEVSYtyE Wagon Wheel: https://youtu.be/z4IbzcvRHOo Perfect: https://youtu.be/JCGINhtFy3Q Brown Eyed Girl: https://youtu.be/l_kcht4liF0 What If God Was One of Us: https://youtu.be/tfoHxfBA8GE I understand there are not the traditional 3 fingered C and G chords most teachers teach. This is a BEGINNER GUITAR LESSON. Do don't be mean about it. Not everyone can jump right into 3 fingered chords. :)
  • @babygirlsp8
    Finally, a female badass teacher to show actual chord transitions! Thank you for repeating and going slowly :)
  • @damian8358
    I’m a 53 year old truck driver and I’m learning more from your videos than I’ve learned from any other teacher. Thank you
  • Another 'quarantined' person using this time to learn! I've owned this guitar for 10 years and have yet to learn, lol! This is exactly what I needed! Thank you!
  • “The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.” – B. B. King
  • @seniorpz1969
    A lot of ppl are gonna learn so many new things while in quarantine that they never thought they would..and playing guitar for me is one of them..thanks Lauren!
  • @4everThoughtful
    At 50+, I'd been trying to learn chords in a group class for 7 months (before the "CV" words). I wasn't making progress so I quit the class, bought more books & practiced, watched various videos weekly & practiced, tried to memorize chords & practice but got no where. In less than 15 minutes w/you, I've learned to make 4 chords & transition between them. You made it sensible and enjoyable since I actually have success with your methods. Thank you very much!! You're an awesome teacher!
  • @jeremyparr4238
    Jeremy Parr i am 65 and I just brought a acoustic guitar I always wanted to play a guitar thank you for showing theses cords yours truly Jeremy Parr
  • Lauren, I'm 72 years old, just purchased my 1st guitar 3 days ago and stumbled on your site after trying a number of "beginner" learning sites. What I like about yours is the pace of your lessons. It's just perfect for an old codger like me. It's more difficult than I imagined but I'm determined learn how to plan if it kills me.
  • @adityarohanik0
    Me: Learns Em & G chords My Mind : Aight! I am David Gilmour now. D & Cm Chords : Allow us to introduce ourselves
  • @Julia-ic3jf
    I’m self quarantined right now and I ordered a guitar to keep me busy. I’m watching videos like this as the suspense for me grows before the package arrives! 😃😃😃
  • @Dezza612
    Hi. Out there there are good guitar tutors and very good guitar tutors, and then there is Lauren Bateman. Wow all I can say is this lady is the best. I have a dipped in and out of lots of online tutors and gotten lost very quickly as they seem to assume that we are intermediate or better. This lady is so patient going back and forth so it sinks in, showing how to progress from the two finger chords onward. I wish I could shake this lady by the hand and say thank you. I have picked up my guitar with renewed energy and vigour and hope to progress to being a better guitar player thanks to this lady. Best regards Lauren from Derek.
  • I am starting to play at 73 years old and I found her site and she is very good. Can't wait to start playing tunes with her help.
  • @julieemery2342
    This lady is brilliant, i find she is actually showing you whatto do with the frets & where to place yr fingers unlike other tutors
  • @gwag8410
    I’m a guitar player, singer, I have a couple of young grandsons wanting to start playing. I’ve been looking for a simple way for them to play partial chords, and this is great, thanks !
  • @marciesymes6576
    I’m 68 and so hoping to play guitar but need someone who is very patient as I have trouble understanding and need things repeated over and over and I feel you could be that teacher for me ..
  • Just picked up a guitar at 59... a life long dream and playing c d EM and g in a day compared to other tutorials. Your lesson is very well presented. Thx lauren
  • I am also one of those who at 62yrs learning to play guitar in this quarantine time using Classical Guitar which I bought 30 years ago from Yamaha factory in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia to teach my girls.You are an excellent teacher ! After lot of struggle found easy to understand lessons and follow through to practice.
  • I love the way you teach like me as a begginer, may one song with chords precious Lord.
  • @bookgeek1979
    I have a guitar I bought over 20 years ago in high school but never really learned to play. My boyfriend plays often and is good and can just play by ear. He's bought some new guitars recently and has been playing more so I got my guitar out to try again. This video really helped me learn and practice chords. My fingertips may be a bit sore now....but I just need to keep practicing.