Originally Posted by: ZimDalfI'm learning to change A, D and E chords, and feel I can do it fast enough to do the backing track. But I find the backing track has too many sounds in it and I don't know when it play!

Is there an easier backing track to start with?

I suggest you simply play the chords along with a metronome for a while first. The idea here is to get used to playing the chords, switching in time & being able to count 1-2-3-4 & think ahead to when the next chord change happens.

Obviously a lot of stuff to do for a beginner! :)

But this is why we practice. Only by sheer repetition can you eventually make all that stuff second nature, an automatic process. So that you don't have to focus on the switching, the counting or the individual chord shapes. After enough practice you can think in larger units, "A chord two measures, D chord two measures, etc."

Make sense?

We made the backing track in the GF course as bare bones as possible. Later backing tracks are only more complex. Playing along with other musicians has a lot more sounds in it! So, it's important to use this time as a beginner to automate the process of playing along in time.

Let us know how it goes or if you have other questions. Best of success!