Lauren Bateman shows how to play a C chord with one finger: place it on the second string at the first fret and strum the bottom three strings. This works for people with limited dexterity like those with arthritis.
On the second string at the first fret; then strum the bottom three strings.
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Did you know you could play a C chord with just one finger? Actually, it's this one here that I'm holding up. Just take it, put it on the second string at the first fret, and strum the bottom three strings. Now, it might not be the best sounding C chord you've heard, but I work with a lot of older adults whose hands don't work as well, maybe because they suffer from stuff like arthritis. And starting with these easier chords makes music accessible to much faster while they work on building up strength and dexterity in their fingers. So if you find playing full chords like the C chord and the G chord a pain in the butt, go check out my free guitar crash course@laurenbateman.com forward/crash course.
