One Minute Changes Exercise

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.

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i got 10 changes first time!

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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!

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Well done Peter! And welcome to the community. If youā€™re 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! :blush:

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Hi all, I seem to be stuck at about 30 changes. Canā€™t seem to get any faster without it sounding bad. ??? :slight_smile:

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. Iā€™ve 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 Iā€™d encourage you to do that. And in a week or two, add this change back into your practice - I think youā€™ll be surprised how much easier it feels!

While your hereā€¦consider heading over to the Introduce Yourself topic and saying hello!

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. Thks Iā€™ll try that. I feel like Iā€™m struggling to keep up even with the module practice songs.

Be gentle with yourself, youā€™re just starting out. Please do keep us posted on your progress, and donā€™t be shy to check in when youā€™re feeling frustrated. Lots of us have been there!

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Hi @BGP213, as Judi said: by all means, move on if youā€™re getting frustrated. You will see that the A to D change exercise is also part of the practice session for module 2, so youā€™ll 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.

But most importantly: keep it fun!

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One confusion
When i change between chords A to D can i press 3rd string with first finger all the time when changing chord

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Hi again Mati. Yes!!! Absolutely keep that first finger in place when you change chords. Itā€™s called an anchor finger, and guess what - Justin introduces the concept in the next lesson! Good for you for instinctively seeing that technique. :smiley:

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Mati just donā€™t 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.

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i didnā€™t understand

Thanks judi

teachnique?
Im happy today91 Chord changes in a minute A to D

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AmazingšŸ¤©
On my first try i was same
Now i can do almost 91 chord changes

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You are rocking

Justin sir says:anatomical_heart:
Just be cool with it and relax :relieved: when youā€™re relax you will make more progress just a thought :thought_balloon:

Right on. Great job keep it up for all your chords you will be really set up well for your next stage.

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I did my first try and got 6. Is that bad or good??