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Guitar Chord Practice Pitfalls - Avoid These 5 Mistakes
Guitar chord practice is an art of its own. We need to watch out for these 5 practice pitfalls! Don't miss the great chord exercise at the end of the video for changing chords on guitar. ***FREE awesome chord chart ➡ http://chordswithcolor.com/
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Lesson Content Outline with Timestamp Links:
0:00 - Lesson Intro
0:26 - About this lesson
2:21 - Pitfall #1: Delaying changing chords
3:42 - Example: Just Like Heaven by The Cure
5:14 - Example: Space Oddity by David Bowie
6:03 - Pitfall #2: Not muting open strings
7:48 - Pitfall #3: The Grip of Death!
10:38 - Pitfall #4: Fretting notes you don’t need
12:16 - Example: Shallow by Lady Gaga
12:59 - Pitfall #5: Not being dynamic
15:13 - Example: Heart of Gold by Neil Young
15:31 - Summary - Which one do you do?
16:13 - Best guitar chords practice exercise
17:27 - Outro
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The blog post version of this lesson: https://www.soundguitarlessons.com/blog/lesson49
Links Mentioned in this Video:
• Full playlist of this lesson series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLho65cYn4nF1FXo8IWbKUb9_k0pMhgbtr
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• Chords with Color, Free Booklet - An Interchangeable Chord Options Chart for Creative Guitarists: https://www.soundguitarlessons.com/chordswithcolor
• Any Jazz Chord, Free Booklet - How to Play the Chords of Any Jazz Tune Using Just 8 Simple Chord Shapes: https://www.soundguitarlessons.com/anyjazzchord
• The Top 3 Pentatonic Scale Patterns for More Melodic Soloing, Free PDF: https://www.soundguitarlessons.com/3patterns
• Fly Me to the Moon Solo Jazz Guitar Arrangement in Notation and TABS, Free Sheet Music: https://www.soundguitarlessons.com/pl/209278
Lesson Description:
“Theory is great, but what about execution and mastery?” That’s a comment I got in response to the theory lessons I’ve been creating for this series on how to learn guitar chords from the ground up. It’s a good question! The theory can be interesting but if we don’t know how to play and how to practice guitar chords then it’s hard to see the point. In this lesson I focus solely on the main challenges related to the technique of guitar chord practice. Exercise your ability to notice these pitfalls and you’ll be ahead of the game! I use chord progressions from popular songs to illustrate changing chords on guitar, muting unwanted strings, playing more dynamically, and other guitar chord techniques!
Check out related videos I've made on similar topics in these playlists:
• Chords: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMmKfhgo9UA&list=PLho65cYn4nF3o1un8ZupI3KLtgP7iZVsf
• Technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHsaW7F4Qsw&list=PLho65cYn4nF1CZ7t0yI51Mcyfge2rz4oN
• Beginning Guitarist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV80MDvG-WA&list=PLho65cYn4nF31iNBwu1bUHcCa9TD-QzNm
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If you’re challenged by changing chords on guitar, barre chord technique, or buzzing, you can enhance your guitar chord technique by understanding these common guitar chord practice pitfalls. Let me know if you have any questions and happy chord practicing! :)
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