Originally Posted by: renThe easiest way I can think of would be to play this:

e-x
b-12
g-12
d-12
a-14
e-x

barre the 12s with your index finger, and use your ring finger for the 14.

You could probably finger twist it a few different ways, but that's got to be the easiest way to play a 1st inversion G....

is it the same as just playing 2nd fret on 5th string and play 2nd, 3rd, 4th string open?