Am I Playing The G Chord Wrong ???

A comment was made on my beginner guitar lesson video How To Play G C D Chords claiming they were stunned how I was playing the G chord. They claimed it was the wrong way to play the standard open string G chord on the guitar! This comment got me thinking about what is the “right” way to play the G chord or which version is more “correct”?

So I decided to investigate if there is a wrong or right way to play this commonly used guitar chord. Check out my video below where I cover 4 main ways to play the open string G chord, the pros and cons of each version and maybe even learn what is the best way to play this essential guitar chord.

The video shows how the G chord is played by AC DC, The Eagles, Pink Floyd and others with song examples. How many G chord playing guitarists can you identify in the picture below?

G Chord played by professional guitarists. Bob Dylan, Richie Sambora & Jon Bon Jovi, Slash, Glen Frey, George Harrison, Eddie Vedder, Justin Guitar, Jimmy Page, Izzy Stradlin, Nuno Bettencort, Marty Schwartz, Malcolm Young, Noel Gallagher, Paul McCartney, David Gilmour, Dave Grohl, Brian May