I've had trouble switching to an F major chord from any chord, are there any practices I can work on to have an easier time at switching to difficult chords faster and more seamlessly?
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I've had trouble switching to an F major chord from any chord, are there any practices I can work on to have an easier time at switching to difficult chords faster and more seamlessly?
I've had trouble switching to an F major chord from any chord, are there any practices I can work on to have an easier time at switching to difficult chords faster and more seamlessly?
Practice slowly and use a metronome. Start the metronome at whatever speed you're at now--30 clean chord changes a minute=30 bpm on the metronome. When it gets really comfortable to cleanly change between an F (I assume an F barre chord) to another chord, increase the speed of the metronome a little, like 35 bpm, until that becomes comfortable. Rinse and repeat.
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