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.
One Thing You Should Do If You Struggle With Chord Changes
If you ever struggle with chord changes, here’s something that will help.
I’m not going into the technical tips here, but it’s a simple practical tip.
3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Chord Changes, “Careless Whistler”, and Your Guitar)
Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including the importance of protecting your ears, how to improve chord changes on guitar, and more.
Here we go…
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.
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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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.
The art of ‘Pivoting’ – 5 Super Common Chord Changes Made Faster
Ben Harper Live @ Ippodromo delle Capannelle by Fabrizio Sciami, licensed under (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Do you know about the art of ‘Pivoting’?
If not, in this post we will learn about it, how to apply it, and most importantly, how to save you weeks and possibly even months of frustration applying it to your chord changes.
Chord changes: 3 Simple Methods to make them faster and smoother
One thing that crops up time again from students everywhere is the dreaded issue of chord changes. I spend a lot of time in the early stages with my private students helping them get past this hugely frustrating part of playing the guitar, and I answer quite a few emails on this subject too.