Guitar Theory - combining two shapes into a bigger chord

In this exercise, we combine two of the ideas we learned earlier

1) the two finger Major 3rd shape on the EA strings

2) the two finger Perfect 4th shape on the Be strings

And because of those earlier rote exercises you have already practiced, your fingers are now prepared to work well together on this more complicated chord.

This shape of this chord the G shape. The G chord is one of the most important chords on guitar, for several reasons.