One of the trickiest things to do on guitar when you are starting out is switching between chords. Traditionally you are taught to strum a full chord and switch to the next chord but I would suggest trying to play each note individually or what is called an arpeggio of one chord and then switch to the next chord.
Why? Well, for a couple of reasons.
- Arpeggios are a great way to check to make sure you are playing the chord shape clean. There is no hiding if a note in the chord is not ringing true as it should
- It can teach you to keep your fingers down for chord shapes that share notes. You want to be as efficient as possible switching chords. In the beginning most players lift up all of their fingers to go to the next chord. Yes, sometimes that is needed but you may find in some cases it is not, like with the 2 chords in this lesson
- It can sometimes buy to time to get to the next chord especially if you end your arpeggio on an open string
The practice track for this lesson gives your fingers and picking hand some ideas to explore this concept.
As always, I welcome your feedback.
