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The Bluegrass "G" Chord

An October 2006 "Acoustic Rock" magazine article explains it this way: "The "G5" chord ... [shown below], commonly called the Bluegrass "G," has become the standard G formation used by nearly every bluegrass guitarist today. It has a nice ringing sound that cuts through the louder mandolin, fiddle, and banjo in a bluegrass band." A lot of acoustic rockers have borrowed this great sounding first position open-string chord.

The Bluegrass "G" Chord

E||---|---|-4-|---|---|---|---|--
B||---|---|-3-|---|---|---|---|--
G||---|---|---|---|---|---|---|--
D||---|---|---|---|---|---|---|--
A||---|-x-|---|---|---|---|---|--
E||---|---|-2-|---|---|---|---|--

[ 1=Index; 2=Middle; 3=Ring; 4=Pinky
x=Don't Play; If No x,1,2,3,4=Play Open String ]