All posts in category: Chords
Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including mindset, chord changes, and the question of jazzing things up.
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Slow chord changes are the bane of most struggling guitarists’ lives.
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Today, I want to talk about a simple tip that will help you improve your chords.
This is especially important if you find your chords buzz or you get dead notes in your chords.
There are many reasons to learn barre chords on the guitar.
Today, I want to talk about how you can speed up those pesky chord changes.
If you’re like most guitarists, no doubt there’s a chord change or two that is causing some issues in your playing.
So one or two people got a bit annoyed by yesterday’s post.
I’m not surprised, really.
When you say it how it is, some people simply don’t like it!
…But I’m pleased to say 99% of folks who replied were very supportive of my hard stance on the state of guitar tuition.
One of the big problems with the way the guitar is taught is this…
Most guitar teachers put too much emphasis on chords with their beginner students.
“Chords, chords, chords,” is often the order of the day!
Here is another 10-second tip for you to enjoy…
I’ve mentioned in the past how dangerous it can be if you practise barre chords with bad technique.
Barre chords are one of the biggest and most brutal tests of a guitarist’s technique.
For many guitarists, practising barres can be as painful as spending a week at the North pole wearing only a Christmas jumper.
Just a quick reminder.
Today is the last day to join the Dan Thorpe Acoustic Academy for October.
If you join before the midnight deadline, you get all this…
