Originally Posted by: Chi...And I'm quite excited, but a bit overwhelmed. I'm a worship leader in my Church and I want to know if there's anyone out there who can give me some pointers on how I could learn some simple praise and worhip songs for starters.

I've found it hard to master the F-chord, is there a way around it?

Perhaps I should ask this first: How soon before my fingers will become more fluid in switching from chord to chord? Are there any exercises that I should practice to help me with this? How long should I practice each day? :confused:

Thanks in advance for your help.

Chi.

Your fingers will get used to the movements in time. I'd say maybe a week if you practice hard. There IS an easy way around barring the entire first fret for the F chord. I'll show it to you since you're just starting out, but try to avoid shortcuts in the future.

I assume you can read tablature:

e|---1-------
B|---1-------
G|---2-------
D|---3-------
A|-----------
E|-----------