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LisaMcC
Guitar Tricks Instructor
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LisaMcC
Guitar Tricks Instructor
Joined: 11/02/06
Posts: 4,068
06/10/2009 11:27 am
Hi Ivan,

Good question - thanks for posting. A lot of players have this problem.

Here is what I suggest to my students who are struggling with that same problem:

As you get ready to make the change, focus your attention on the tip of your index finger. Notice where it is in chord #1 (the A chord, as in your example), and where it is headed in chord #2 (the Bm chord).

If you make an A chord using fingers 1,2,& 3, then the tip of your index finger is only one string away from where it needs to go to anchor the Bm chord. It's already in the correct fret (2nd fret).

Make that move first. As you go from A to Bm, Plant the tip of your index finger on the B note (2nd fret of the 2nd string), and use that as a pivot point to get the rest of the chord in place.

Try this out and let us know how it goes.

Good luck! -Lisa
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