@TomFontana yea inhvae the same proablem nd i cant move my finers or my guitar likes to make this ringing noise and how do i make sure its tuned correctly cuz mine sounds untuned but i just tuned it

hahaha no offence dude, but u sound like kermit.. Eee muinurrr! haha sorry

@sobank Well, it depends on the rhythm of the song. If there is a beat skipped right before the new chord, than obviously during that beat.

If not, you can do a ghost strum, where your chord change will need to last 1 strum (either an up or down right before the next chord), and during that strum, you’re not really holding down any strings, you’ll be strumming open strings while moving to the next chord.

Try it, get the timing right, and it’ll sound cool.

dude you are great.

I have one question about changing chords while strumming. at exactly what point should I lift my fingers up to change chords. cause frankly my guitar makes horrible noise when i change chord while strumming but when you do it sounds so nice. Initially I thought it was the speed but my speed is ok. It just doesnt sound clean and smooth. help me please.

@brimis820 I’m just starting learning Guitar, I’m exactly the same, trying to play songs straight away. It’s all about the chords for me now though.

me too….it’s so hard to change….any advise????…except practise

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Your videos are an extremely good help to new guitarists like myself. I am looking to upgrade to a new guitar and I can’t seem to find a good guitar for a good price that a teenager can buy for about $350-400, what guitar do you reccommend?

@archihere My please! Stick with it, practice every day, and you’ll see that the chord changes that seem difficult today will become easier and easier with each day of practice.

Hi Tom..I have been trying to learn playing guitar on my own..I am stuck with changing the chords..which as you said truly is so challenging it looks as if I will never be able to learn.
Your lessons are such a help…I think I will pick up soon.
Thanks for all your time and the good work.

Tom you are the best! Just want to show you my appreciation on behalf of everyone who has watched your videos! The best lessons on youtube by a million miles! Thanks a bundle!

Is it normal to strum while you are in the middle of switching chords? Doesn’t sound right for me.

@TomFontana thx that was very helpful

@The202Tube You just need to practice the changes that aren’t sounding right. Move you fingers slowly at first, and make sure you’re on the right strings, and your fingers aren’t touching any unwanted strings by accident.

The chord changes you describe are a bit harder at first, since you’re moving all of your fingers to new strings and frets. Just stick with it, practice them every day for a couple of minutes, and you’ll have it in 1-2 weeks.

hi great VIDs
i need help i can change chords from A MINOR to C MAJOR but i can’t change from G MAJOR TO D MAJOR TO C MAJOR every time something go wrong sometimes i put my fingers in the right position but the sound come out strange
plz help

i cant do it!

great vids

Well, during the first year I would put the percentage right around 60 % song playing and 40 % practicing guitar scales and basic chords. I devoted virtually no time to chord progression, hence the reason I still can’t play an entire song. I can say in the short time I’ve been viewing your videos, my chord progression is beginning to get a bit better. I need to focus on video #3 before viewing #4, I don’t want to get ahead of myself. I’ll keep you posted.

Hi, yeah, you need to be comfortable with the basics before you can start playing songs. But once you finish lesson 4, and can do the things I teach you up to that point, you can start playing songs already.
How much time did you devote to practicing the songs you’ve been wanting to play?

Tom, excellent instructional video. I’ve been practicing guitar for one year now and my greatest downfall was wanting to play a song first before learning chord progression., what a mistake. I’ve dropped playing songs and now practice chord progression. In my eyes, I’ve lost a year and at 50, I may not have many years left. Thanks for the confidence!

You’re a great teacher. You seem enthusiastic about what you say and i comes across as comfortable. I will continue to follow this series for sure. Thanks for posting! Great Job!

I prefer to give beginners a firm anchor to change around, since with time, you will develop your hands muscle memory, and it will automatically form the chord shape without thinking about it.
So to make it short, basically I’ve found that using the first finger anchor concept is the most beneficial for beginners.

I was told to change the bass note first, not the first finger, so I can pick and strum.

Thanks

Practice everything you learn as much as you can, until you start getting it right most of the time. Once this happens, you can move on to learning songs, which get you practicing even more!

how many days should we practice these?? P.S. these videos are awesome..can’t wait for the first song )
i will suggest you to my friends who wants to learn guitar )

I’m not familiar with that guitar, but I just checked out some pictures, looks pretty cool!

i brought a zenox z42 electric guitar….is it a good guitar??

Thank you! I think I’m actually learning something, LOL.

To make this clear when ur changing strings u strum the strings eadgbe and then u start the Dm chord over that pattern play that 4th strum very low sounding because u don’t want it too loud

Ty very much u have helped me tremendously I’m becoming adequate now lol

Lets use an example, a simple DUDU (down-up-down-up) pattern, where you need to change from a C to a D,

You hold C, strum DUD, and DURING the last up strum, change to the D, than start the strumming patter over from D. This “ghost strum” will not be that prevalent, you don’t need to play it too loudly, but it keeps the rhythm going, and gives you enough time to change without messing up the song and sound.

It’s also cool to accent the first strum after such a chord change, it sounds good.

Okay so when ur changing strings u keep strumming while changing chords can u explain that more thorough more detailed please

Okay i’m having a hard time strumming correctly when I go back up like I strum up and it’s on a d major chord and I hit a A string by accident…

It feels weird to keep strumming while changing strings and idk I think it sounds weird. ….

it’s better than me, I’ve only gotten a few songs, but what I really need to learn and get down is the up and down strumming pattern

ive been playing guitar for 6 hours and i learnt the solo to patience by GnR the intro to sweet child o mine by GnR the intro to beat by MJ the intro and verse to …to be loved by papa roach 50 cent get up and so what by pink so can someone tell me if that is good or not

Thanks! Ur helpin me alot lol I bought my guitar like 3 days ago and I’m just having a hard time memorizing ur vids are super helpful

In the beginning you’ll be looking at both hands, which is perfectly normal. Once your fretting hand starts developing muscle memory, and your picking hand gets used the the strings, you won’t need to look that often. It takes practice, but it’ll come.

Yes, you strum the A string with the C major, look at the chord diagrams on the screen. If there is a little “X” on top of a string, thats when you don’t need strum it (for example the low E string with C major).

Quick question um do u look at the neck while u play or the strum area when I look at the neck it’s hard for me to strum the correct strings.. and are u strumming A string down when u do the c major and etc because i can’t tell looks like ur strumming all strings thanks for the help

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changing it to G D Em C it makes up the basis for “all i can do is write about it” by lynyrd skynyrd

Well, unless you find good tabs or buy music sheets, you’ll have to figure out the strumming pattern to whichever song you want to play.

The pattern will match the beat of the song, so it’s not hard to replicate. Finding the chords by ear would be a bit tougher, but internet tabs will show you the chords.

Very good video.But what I don’t get is it like their different strumming patterns for different guitar songs?Or does the person playing the guitar have to figure out a guitar pattern themselves?

Finaaaaaaaally, someone who knows how to use tech visuals for strumming patterns!! Take a bow.

That alone sets you apart from the bahzillion other guitar vids… keep it up, please!

5/5 subscribed.

thank you very much,helped a lot

I am No. 1!!
Excellent lessons, hombre.