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yes, it can take that long
IMHO, the answer is yes-- it can take this long. I think if you consider learning to read music, notes, etc. and play an instrument is similar to learning a language (as an adult), then a year or more to build a basic skills is not unusual. What helped my progress was taking affordable weekly group lessons. It continues to be beneficial for me because I can see and hear others at my level receive expert advice and corrections on finger placement, strum patterns, etc. Perhaps you've improved more than you realize. You might want to record (nothing fancy) some of your playing and set it aside. In a few months, assess your progress.
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Most of the time, in those diagrams, the numbers are finger #'s-- 1 is index, 2 is middle and so on. |
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3 Week playing Newbie
i have also used Justins methods and am now just getting to the 1 minute change part in his beginner course. I used it for the first time last night and had 8 total changes or 16 if you counted everytime I moved my hand from cord to cord. it is a very slow go right now but I am enjoying this ride so much, I am a young 61 year old looking for a hobby for my soon to be retired life and I am hooked line and sinker. I just dropped my Seagull S6 off at the guitar doctor for its first set up, cant wait to get it back tomorrow!
Looking forward to getting my first three cord changes down pat before moving on. |
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For me when I started out I wouyd think of the next chord shape before I needed to change. Actually visulise my fingers in that position.You will get it as it is generally called muscle memory which means your fingers will remember to move that way into the chord shape you want, Also only learn what you need to play a song which might only be 3 or 4 chords and play it real slow til you make the change clean. I think speed can come later concentrate on making clean changes first just my thoughts good luck and keep at it.
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There is a book called "Guitar from Scratch" that gave me great insight into how to visualize chord changes and make them easier.
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Here is one exercise I use to do.
Don't pick strings with your right hand. Only fret the chords with your left hand. Slowly try to fret all the notes of the chord. For example: you start with C - Am - Dm - G. You start with C, you count the beat" 1 - 2 - 3 - 4" on the beat 1 and 3 you press the strings to form a chord. On the beat 2 and 4 you release all the tension so it's like: "press - release - press - release" . Start with C chord only. after you are comfortable then change to next chord. Every chord you count 4 beats. when you can do all of them, you can start to change every 2 beats. after that you can try change a chord on each beat. So the finally exercise will be like "1 (C) - 2 (Am) - 3 (Dm) - 4 (G). |
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I used to teach a beginners guitar class. I developed a routine that got students changing chords in time together. The first chords I showed them were E,A and D. Once they could get a reasonable sound out of these chords I would get them to practice changing backwards and forwards between pairs of chords. E-A, A-D and E-D.
The routine was this, and I remember being surprised every time I did it, at how successful it was; I would count 1 to 4 over and over again. Quite slowly, maybe 40 beats per minute. The students would strum the first chord on 1 and then use the counts 2, 3, and 4 to position their fingers ready for the next chord. On the next 1 they would strum that chord and use counts 2 to 4 to get their fingers back in position for the first chord. When a student felt completely comfortable with this they were told to strum on counts 1 and 2 and use 3 and 4 to get to the next position. When comfortable with this they would strum on 1,2 and 3 and change on 4. The final stage of this was strumming on all 4 beats with their eyes closed. As the exercise progressed I would step up the speed of the count if it looked like they were doing well. For a class this routine worked surprisingly well. Maybe a solo student could try the same thing with a metronome. It would be better with a buddy counting and playing together. The important bits are; Practice your chords in pairs. (The finger movements for E to A are different from the finger movements for A to E) Don't strum before 1 Don't strum on more beats until you are totally comfortable with the change. Hope this helps, good luck. |
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Tips, How to Play Guitar Chords
Once you know the basic chords, it might be easier to think of them the way the function inside a key. For example, when in the key of E, the E (I) is called the Tonic. It's what all the other chords want to get to—which is what helps give western music its sense of motion. The A (IV) in the key of E functions as the Subdominant—it's sort of a passive in-between, just as happy to continue forward, as to relax back to the Tonic. The Dominant is just what it sounds like: it leads you where it wants to go. In the key of E, that role is filled by the B (V), and will definitely make your brain want to get back to the Tonic! When you get more familiar with the chords, and want to sketch out a tune, try writing it as I-IV-V (or variations of that) instead of E-A-B. It will make it much easier to transpose when you find out your singer cannot sing in the original key!
______________________________________ Chord Dangdut Chord dan Lirik Lagu Last edited by kordgitaris; 02-17-2016 at 12:36 PM. |
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This thread is 3 years old.
The OP has either given up, or has his own YouTube channel by now. |
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LOL! It still has great info for us newbies on our way to our own YouTube Channels!
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