Thats the Brilliance right there. So you are very brilliant, for seeing it and soon your chord changes will be too as long as you stick with it, some are easier than others.
I still go back to this basic lesson technique with more complex types of chords when I am having a hard time making changes in some new tricky learned song.
Wlecome to the website Simbadsdad this is a great and suportive community. Always have fun.
Definitely felt happy after this lesson. I know some people say the beginning is tough and it is, but from my first day practicing chords switches and getting 8, to two days later and getting 17, I feel more motivated!
Well done Peter! And welcome to the community. If youāre up for it, take a minute and head over to the Introduce Yourself topic to tell us a bit about your guitar journey and how you found us!
Hi Brian @BGP213, welcome to the community! I hit plateaus like this all the time. (I realize that not everyone does.) When that happens, I usually set the thing aside for a time, and come back to it. Iāve always been able to push past that plateau by doing that. All that said: if I recall correctly, 30 changes is sufficient to move on, so Iād encourage you to do that. And in a week or two, add this change back into your practice - I think youāll be surprised how much easier it feels!
While your hereā¦consider heading over to the Introduce Yourself topic and saying hello!
Be gentle with yourself, youāre just starting out. Please do keep us posted on your progress, and donāt be shy to check in when youāre feeling frustrated. Lots of us have been there!
Hi @BGP213, as Judi said: by all means, move on if youāre getting frustrated. You will see that the A to D change exercise is also part of the practice session for module 2, so youāll keep coming back to it anyway.
As for the song practice, have you tried slowing it down to make it a bit easier to follow? You often get better results faster by first practising at reduced speed and when that goes well, speeding up step by step.
Hi again Mati. Yes!!! Absolutely keep that first finger in place when you change chords. Itās called an anchor finger, and guess what - Justin introduces the concept in the next lesson! Good for you for instinctively seeing that technique.
Mati just donāt do it for a long time when your still building calluses. If you press on one string for a long time it will leave a groove in that finger and your calluses will develop with that groove.