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Tips For Learning a Hard Chord Progression
Hard chord progressions pop up from time to time. About the only thing we can count on is that they will show up, and that they will stretch our technical ability. Here are some things I do when a chord progression is giving me difficulty:
- I will take the chord progression completely out of context and make it without any rhythm at all. The presence of rhythm on any chord progression adds a subtle stress on the player. "I better get this right or it will sound bad." Taking the progression out of context in this way helps tremendously. Bonus: You could watch TV while doing this.
- Look in a mirror at your jaw. Do you notice any movement? If you do, there is probably tension there. To understand this point better, read this blog post.
- The order of the fingers arriving to the new chord is the least looked at aspect of playing chord progressions. If you see your fingers not getting to the new chord all at the same time, then perhaps you need to take the chord further out of context and rhythm. Playing chords is often like hopping and skipping from one to the other. All the fingers need to land all at the same time.
- Graceful Degradation of rhythm. If you are ready to add rhythm, make sure to allow yourself to go slow if you need to. If you aren't quite up to speed just yet, it's okay to go slower! Just make sure you aren't forcing it.
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- 17 May 2010
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This blog is dedicated to the idea that learning and playing guitar should be as fun as possible. It is a fine read if you are starting to learn guitar from scratch and if you tend to search for ways to be more creative.
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