Originally Posted by: grape nutgenraly you would play it by barring(laying your finger horizontaly on the board) the first 2 strings (bottom of guitar) on the first fret, and on the third string you play the second fret, and the fourth string you play the 3rd fret. it could also be written like xx3211
Hes learning open position chords not barre.
Anyways, do what CW14 said. That exactly how you train your fingers to switch to the chord.
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