I got a nice email from Curtis the other day regarding open chords…
“Dan,
I LOVE your suggestion of learning to play the series of open chords and changes with the last three fingers, and NOT the Index finger.
How to Improve Your Chord Changes on Guitar by Avoiding One Dangerous Habit
If you struggle with chord changes and find they are slow, awkward and are ruining the flow of your songs and maybe they even want to make you throw your guitar out of a ten-storey building hoping it will land in a burning car, then you will definitely find this post helpful.
There are multiple reasons for slow chord changes but one of the biggest culprits is one not many are aware of and even those who are, have no idea how to fix it. In this post, I’ll show you what the issue is, why it crops up and more importantly how to fix it so your chord changes, especially those when changing from G to C, become faster and smoother.
12 Ways How to Play the Bb Chord on Guitar (Plus Tips and Ways to Avoid)
The Bb chord on guitar is definitely one of the hardest barre chords around and it is the one that gives a lot of beginners and intermediate guitarists a lot of bother. Today, I’ll show you some ways to simplify this, play it with better technique (which no one really teaches), how NOT to play it and even ways to “invert” it for a sophisticated take on the chord.
How to improve your bar chords on guitar in minutes (improve your barre chords!)
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Today, I want to give you a video showcasing some really important techniques on how to improve bar chords on guitar within minutes. The video features some detailed techniques on what you can do to instantly improve your barre (or bar) chords.
5 Simple Tips On How To Make Your Basic Guitar Chords Sound Clearer
If you are a novice guitarist or a frustrated beginner, then you are probably still experiencing some sort of unpleasant noise or lack of clarity when playing your basic guitar chords.
In this post, I’ll share with you five basic tips I give out to students on a daily basis to help them overcome this frustrating part of guitar playing.
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How to play a 12 bar blues chord progression (just like Marty Mcfly)
As promised after the recent survey, I’ll be more creating a few more blog posts and videos on the blues—particularly acoustic fingerstyle blues. To get started with the blues you really need to be 100% comfortable with the structure, otherwise it will all fall apart quicker than you can say “my baby gone left me”.
In today’s blog post, I’ll teach you how to get comfortable with the basics of blues as well as learn a super cool blues riff.
8 Ways to Play the Feared F Chord on Guitar from Super Easy to Advanced
The chord of F Major is a hugely popular chord on the guitar but one that causes all sorts of problems for beginners. Some guitarists try to play the big full barre which only leads to lots of buzzing notes and some only play the super mini version which if not played correctly can sound weedy and thin.
As you can see from (my rather dodgy) illustration, the F Major chord can be one hell of a frustrating chord that makes people want to curse to the high heavens or make grown men and women weep with anguish and smash their guitars up in frustration.
8 Ways to Play the B minor on Guitar
Won’t Get Fooled Again! by Luke Hayfield, licensed under (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Have you ever gone to learn a song, looked at the chords, seen a b minor, then with a shriek and look of horror ran off and never looked at the song again?
Ok, that might be an exaggeration, but a lot of guitarists fear the B minor on guitar. Yes, it is a scary chord at first and a little difficult to play (but there are easier ways, as you’ll see below), but the b minor chord is so useful and is featured in so many classic songs.
Free eBook – The 10 Chords That Every Guitarist Needs To Know
C-Chord by Kamaljith K V, licensed under (CC BY-SA 2.0)
There are thousands and thousands of chords you could learn, but the truth is you will never use most of them. In my experience most guitarists will use the same chords over and over again for 90% of their playing.
These chords are the 10 in my free report, The 10 Chords That Every Guitarist Needs To Know.