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/COLORhey look..i alaways wanted to play guitar and the first song i wanted to play was "away from the sun" by 3 doors down....an along with any song...how do i become quicker when it comes to switching fingers on chords and notes
if u help il will be very greatful <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_biggrin.gif" border=0 alt="Very Happy">
So i haven't been playing very long and I've been mostly teaching myself. My only lesson, however, was from a great guitar player who has been playing forever and produces music. One piece of advice that he gave me that may help is just to keep practicing switching between chords. He told me to do it whenever I'm bored or watching TV. Just sit there and go through all the chords that I know. Another thing that he said is to learn to play a difficult song all the way through slowly making sure I can switch chords in time and right before being about to do it at the right tempo.
I hope that made sense and helps. <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_smile.gif" border=0 alt="Smile">
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/COLORhey look..i alaways wanted to play guitar and the first song i wanted to play was "away from the sun" by 3 doors down....an along with any song...how do i become quicker when it comes to switching fingers on chords and notes
if u help il will be very greatful <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_biggrin.gif" border=0 alt="Very Happy">
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Practice. There is no other way.
Fret the first chord of your progression. Play it a lot. Take your hand away from the fingerboard and put it back. "Squeeze" it to help ingraine muscle memory.
Then change to your next chord.
Repeat that every day.
I agree with Jerome! Practice is the only way! By changing chords (progression), your fingers and hand will create "memories" so you can repeat the same chords without looking at the guitar.
To help with chords progression, remember to have your guitar set-up correctly. The correct set up will help you learn faster, and make playing more enjoyable. Most music stores charge between $35 to $45 plus strings to set up your guitar. It's a money well spent!
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/COLORhey look..i alaways wanted to play guitar and the first song i wanted to play was "away from the sun" by 3 doors down....an along with any song...how do i become quicker when it comes to switching fingers on chords and notes
if u help il will be very greatful <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_biggrin.gif" border=0 alt="Very Happy">
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Practice. There is no other way.
Fret the first chord of your progression. Play it a lot. Take your hand away from the fingerboard and put it back. "Squeeze" it to help ingraine muscle memory.
Then change to your next chord.
Repeat that every day.
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