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LisaMcC
Guitar Tricks Instructor
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LisaMcC
Guitar Tricks Instructor
Joined: 11/02/06
Posts: 4,004
01/12/2024 6:38 pm

Hi nello.ianiro,


In my Guitar Fundamentals I Course, I go extensively into "chord-change-strategies". 


I appreciate Dave's suggestion of using a metronome, but before one can make a chord change "on-time", one has to learn how to make the chord in a strategic way. 


This means studying the relationship between the F chord in the music, and the chord that comes right before it.


Do the 2 chords share anything at all in common? 


You can practice "Chord Pairs", which means - select 2 chords (one of which is F, in your case).


And you go from Chord #1, to F, over and over and over. Slowly - trying to get used to the choreography of the move. 


Some suggested pairs, for starters:


C to F.   G to F.  Am to F. 


Hope this helps!  - Lisa


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