# Guitar/Chord changes from G to D

Navigation: Guitar | Campfire Diploma II. Lessons:  1) Forming the D chord • 4/4-beat • D-A 2) D-G • Major Cadence • Western Strumming • 3/4-beat 3) G-C-D • Fingering • Campfire Strumming 4) G-Em-C-D 5) Quick Chord Change 6) C-Am 7) Jumps Em-D / G-Am 8) Completion
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# The chord change from D to G

If you look at the two chords D major and G major, you will see the finger position from the last lesson. As you can see, the position between the middle and ring fingers is the same except for the height. So it would be best if this remained the same throughout the entire fingering change. :
| | Pay particular attention to the position of your ring and middle fingers when playing D. |
| | The middle and ring fingers are moved simultaneously. The middle finger remains in the second fret and the ring finger in the third. The position in relation to each other is not changed when you move them. Concentrate on the ring finger! It goes right to the top. Change the two fingers simultaneously! |
| I repeat once again: The fingers are not moved and placed one after the other but simultaneously! (Almost as if they were glued.) ||
| | The little finger now "rolls" into place. It's probably strange to press down the round string with the tip of your finger, but the little finger is placed in the same way as the other fingers. It is definitely not bent. Remember the "hammer position". If the lower string sounds a bit dull or buzzing because you haven't got the hang of it yet, then you can ignore it. After about the twentieth to two hundredth time, you'll get used to applying just enough pressure with your little finger to make the note sound right. |
| | The chord change is complete. Here too, the "G" drawn on the head serves as a reminder. As a reminderG: Ring finger Goes up, pinky Goes down. |
Audio example:

### Support finger
## From G to D

Now the whole thing goes backwards again:
* The G major chord First: remove the pinky.
* Now switch the two fingers from top to bottom again. And I'll repeat myself again: The fingers switch at the same time, without changing their position relative to each other. Concentrate on the middle finger here! It goes right to the bottom.
* The index finger was placed first when changing from A major to D major. Here, however, it is placed last.
* The chord change is finished.
Audio example:
Once again:
Which trick or learning aid works best for you ultimately depends on the individual, of course. But it is worth using all the tools available to help you memorize a chord sequence or teach it to others. This makes use of the learning psychology phenomenon: the more senses are addressed, the easier it is to learn.

## Pay attention to the opening

Here too, pay attention to which word is emphasized first. Only then does the actual bar begin (i.e. the "1" of the beat pattern).
    O when the [D]saints go matching in...
    We [D]come on the sloop John B. ...

## Song Examples:
### (2) Chord changes from G to D and Railway and Western Pattern

* When the Saints Go Marching In
* Sloop John B • YT Sloop John B. More examples
* YT Milorad (Edith Piaf) (Chorus)
* YT Follow Me (Uncle Kracker) D (G A) D (G D)
* YT Down On The Corner (CCR) D - A D (2x) G - D -; D - A D | G D A D (2x)
* YT Rock Around the Clock (Bill Haley) Intro:D - - - Verse; D - - - G - D - A G D - (Blues scheme in D)
* YT Rockin All Over The World (Status Quo) D D G G D A D D
* YT Still Haven't Found What I'm looking for (U2) //: D - - - G - D - :// //: A G D - :// (3/4-Takt)
* YT This Land Is Your Land (D) G - D -, A - D -, G - D -, A - D -
* YT Walk of Life (Dire Straits) (Original: Capo 2. Fred) The change of G-A or A-G can wait until lesson 7.
* YT Hound Dog (Elvis Presley / Big Mama Thornton) D - - - G - D - A G D - (Blues scheme in D)
* YT The First Cut Is The Deepest (Sheryl Crow) D A G A