The jump from 1st position D to G chords

[wu ming]

To my ears it always sounds a bit strange because of the D chord being played mainly on the treble strings and the G being mainly on the bass strings.

 

Any ways round this??

[GreenAsJade]

Play the G chord on all 6 strings? It may help to add the D on the B string

 

3

3

0

0

2

3

 

 

GaJ

[Stan31]

Play the G chord on all 6 strings? It may help to add the D on the B string 3 3 0 0 2 3 GaJ

 

 

That is certainly usable - and that's how I play G chord in "Wish you were here", but from theoretical perspective - you already have a D on the open 4th string. If you make it a D on the second string as well - then you HAVE TO play the 5th string to get the G major - because the first 4 strings will form a G power chord.

 

With the regular 3-0-0-0-2-3 you can play the first 4 strings for a G major, so it will still be "treble". You can also play both chords using the first 5 strings, or even drop the 6th striung to D (Drop-D tuning) and play the D chord on all 6 strings, if the musical spot calls for a fuller, more robust D chord.

[jonfinn]

 

To my ears it always sounds a bit strange because of the D chord being played mainly on the treble strings and the G being mainly on the bass strings. Any ways round this??

 

 

Try it this way:

 

-D:--2----G:--3----

------3---------3----

------2---------4----

------0---------5----

------x---------x----

------x---------x----