Originally Posted by: matt88townsend

I am working on switching between chords i have been at it for about 2 weeks now i seen a video on youtube saying practicing chord switching without strumming will help you learn faster but i dont know if this is true because how would i know if my finger placement is correct if i dont strum and hear clean sounds? what are your guys take?

This is great as an extra exercise once you are sure you know the shapes and finger positions. Caren teaches this in some of her videos, switching through chords without strumming them just to work on the left hand by itself. But it’s only a secondary exercise for switching chords quickly once you feel you’ve got the fingering of each chord figured out. Don’t neglect the basic “both hands together” practicing. Practicing left-hand only (softly just switching chords) is handy when you’re watching TV and don’t want to drive other people crazy. :)

-Carl.