By Raymund Tamayo The Em chord is the easiest chord to play and you learned how to play it in the previous lesson. Now, here is how you play the C major chord: In this case, you use your ring finger to press the No. 5 string of the third fret, your middle finger to press the No. 4 string of the second fret, and your index finger to press the No. 2 string of the first fret. If you will notice, the No. 6 string has an “x” mark on top. This means that you should not play this string when you strum the chord. Try making a single downward strum with this C major chord. Practice fretting the Em and C chords in turn using only a single downward strum. You already know how to play the Em and C chords. It is time to add a few more basic chords to your inventory. Here is the G major chord: The middle finger is used to press the No. 6 string on the third fret, the index finger on the No. 5 string on the second fret and the ring finger on the No. 1 string on the third fret. Notice the thr...