Okay, now that we're all friends, 😎 I have a question about the subject. As I said in my intro, I've only been playing for about 4 months, but am happy with my progress. I know a lot of open chords and can transition between most of them fine without missing a beat. But, if I am playing arpeggios, I struggle. Say, going from a simple arpeggio on a G chord to a C. I have to ring out that last high G note, them be ready for the bass note of the C in a 16th note. If I were strumming, I do fine (or think I do), but making that transition, I almost always deaden that last G as I try to lift too early. Any tips?
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Hey Darryl, Thanks for posting. This is the next level for chord transitions. When you strum there is a little more grace as far as what you can get away with an not notice it. In order to get this smooth, we have to work on the chord transitions and get them even cleaner and faster. To work on this, really put some focused time in on the chord change you are dealing with. In your example its from the G to C, so put in some concerted practice time to get that chord change faster and cleaner. I know this sounds like the obvious answer but it’s true. Feel free to send us a video of your playing to check out.
Thanks, man. I'll keep practicing.
That's awesome that you're making great progress in your first 4 months of playing! Huge congrats!
Often to facilitate a quicker transition between chords, I'll see if there is an alternative shape or fingering I can use that will allow me to avoid moving some fingers around. I'm not sure which song you're working on, but often if I can get away with it, I'll replace the C with a Cadd9 shape because it's so similar to a G. Then two of my fingers don't need to move at all! Just a little cheat I use sometimes. :)
If the song requires you to use the traditional C shape then I would suggest slowing the metronome way down to where you can play cleanly and then gradually speed up until you are at the BPM of the song.
Daryl
know that playing arpeggios with a pick does take a bit more time so just hang in there. Playing only 4 months thus far and now moving on to play arpeggios is impressive as it is so great job so far!
You may want to give this a try if you're playing a standard open G and C chords.
It's a much easier way to transition from the 3 chords
1. Do this G fingering first: 3rd finger on the low E string 3rd fret; index on finger on A string 2nd Fret; Ring finger on the B string 3rd Fret and pinky on the high E string 3rd fret.
2. Now simply drop the middle and index finger to the A and D strings leaving the other where you have them and you have now C chord.
It's a very popular way of playing C to G. Also going to the D just as easy leaving your ring finger down and simply adding the index and and middle finger t the G and E string as you normally do when playing an open D chord.
Hopefully this makes sense and helps. Continued progress!:-)
Daryl
know that playing arpeggios with a pick does take a bit more time so just hang in there. Playing only 4 months thus far and now moving on to play arpeggios is impressive as it is so great job so far!
You may want to give this a try if you're playing a standard open G and C chords.
It's a much easier way to transition from the 3 chords
1. Do this G fingering first: 3rd finger on the low E string 3rd fret; index on finger on A string 2nd Fret; Ring finger on the B string 3rd Fret and pinky on the high E string 3rd fret.
2. Now simply drop the middle and index finger to the A and D strings leaving the other where you have them and you have now C chord.
It's a very popular way of playing C to G. Also going to the D just as easy leaving your ring finger down and simply adding the index and and middle finger t the G and E string as you normally do when playing an open D chord.
Hopefully this makes sense and helps. Continued progress!:-)