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Hi,
Could you tell me the name of a good CD or DVD for learning acoustic guitar? I have been learning guitar since January and I am having two difficulties: finding the right strumming patterns for the songs I play and changing from one chord to the next fast enough.
Thanks,
Renoir
To be honest a CD/DVD isn't going to increase your chord changing speed...
Thats a matter for practice, I found that trying to intergrate a couple of chords, not within a song, but just say, D to Am then adding in G once I had the chord chaging down perfect for the first two...
Keep doing that, mixing up the order, changing teh pattern and the chord changes will come naturally...
As far as strumming patterns, certainly I've found that the best thing to do is pick out your favourite songs, ones which you would know from jsut the first few chords and try playing along with them.... The strumming pattern comes fairly naturally after that, but it'll be even easier once you get the chord changes down pretty naturally.. You'll find that once you lose the pauses between chords your strumming pattern will fall into place...
Hope this helps, good luck.. <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_biggrin.gif" border=0 alt="Very Happy">
I totally agree! I don't really read music, and have been playing since I was a teenager (I'm 40 now.) I rediscovered the love for playing again recently.
Guitar lessons on CD/DVD do help somewhat. But, in order to get better, you must spend the time and practice! I spend about 1 hour a day practicing. Like BAZ said, pick a few songs that you really love. For me, I love the Eagles! And, play along with the real songs, and try to switch chords when they do. Do the same with the strumming patterns. Then, once you think you have it decent, play the songs on your guitar alone. I found this to be very helpful!
It also helps that you learn a few major chords first, like 'G','D','C','E',and 'A'. Try to strum and switch between these chords on your own, and build up those calluses on your fingertips!
Good luck & play with passion!
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To be honest a CD/DVD isn't going to increase your chord changing speed...
Thats a matter for practice, I found that trying to intergrate a couple of chords, not within a song, but just say, D to Am then adding in G once I had the chord chaging down perfect for the first two...
Keep doing that, mixing up the order, changing teh pattern and the chord changes will come naturally...
As far as strumming patterns, certainly I've found that the best thing to do is pick out your favourite songs, ones which you would know from jsut the first few chords and try playing along with them.... The strumming pattern comes fairly naturally after that, but it'll be even easier once you get the chord changes down pretty naturally.. You'll find that once you lose the pauses between chords your strumming pattern will fall into place...
Hope this helps, good luck.. <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_biggrin.gif" border=0 alt="Very Happy">
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