Need Help

Hi Riffmaster87 & Dave9715, Welcome to Chordie!

  If you look around the forum a little bit I think you will find another thread with the same subject covered, but you are also going to get that old adage about practice.  There are no real shortcuts in Guitar, there are variations in chord fingering, barres, power chords (which I don't think exactly qualify as chords because they are not triads), but no replacement for good practice.  By now you are well into open chords in the first position I'm sure, and the best practice is just to find pairs of chords that go together in the music you are learning and repeat those changes over an over until you either get sick of hearing yourself or you have them going really smooth.  Use proper posture and use proper fingering, take lots of short breaks so you don't cramp up or strain anything and it will come.

  Naturally you should visit Chordie often and ask questions as there are a whole bunch of helpful folks around here, that even though we can't grow calluses, or stop your fingers from hurting, we will be supportive of your efforts and applaud your progress.

  Welcome aboard and remember that everyone here has gone through exactly what you are experiencing.
Enjoy yourself and keep playing music... it just gets better and better!

Take Care;
Doug