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gj Michelob
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RE: smoother chord changes? (in reply to val)
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Go back to folk for a while, strum and sing along Well this is not a bad advice, either, to learn chords-changing through less stressful pieces. However, what helps me is (with the majority of chords) to pinpoint the pivotal finger in the formation, and slide it to the next, even when that finger may no longer participate in the new chord. Ultimately, however, it is a repetitive, yet always identical, stretch of your hand which takes you to the next chord, rather than the arachnomorphic [1] movement of your fingers, each climbing about the strings like a little spider on the spout. [1] “arachnomorphic” yes… I made it up!
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Date Aug. 2 2009 15:47:58
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NormanKliman
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RE: smoother chord changes? (in reply to Ailsa)
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pinpoint the pivotal finger in the formation, and slide it to the next, even when that finger may no longer participate in the new chord. quote:
focus on which finger goes down first in the new chord and put each finger down one at a time rather than trying to 'grab' a chord. Sound advice from GJ and Nigel. About GJ's idea, one or more fingers might not even have to move from one chord to the next. Sometimes we lift all our left-hand fingers for the next chord when it's not necessary. When things aren't flowing smoothly, sometimes the problem is in the fingering of the first of the two chords, and choosing a more illogical fingering for the first one makes it easier to do the second one. In these situations, look for ways to keep the same fingers on the same strings. Nigel's idea often comes into play when doing arpeggios. For example p-a-m-i might mean clamping down on the sixth and first strings before the others (probably easy if it's a barre chord), and if it's a-m-i (no thumb), you might only have to fret three treble strings. It's also important to warm up your left hand before expecting good results, and by "warm up" I mean tiring it and resting it a few times to get the juices flowing, not just tiring it once and launching straight into performance. I'll bet you can find ways to use these ideas in that taranta that you were practicing.
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Date Aug. 2 2009 22:52:16
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