RBT618

I think, when i was in those early stages I was focused on dexterity, and finger strength. I was having an issue that things were just Buzzing a lot. I was not pressing down hard enough - my tips were hurting. I backed off for a little bit, maybe four days and came back to it. It gradually got better. Once I could form the cords individually without serious buzzing issue then I worked on transitioning from one chord to the next - moving only what i need to. I broke it down to two steps for all my chords. C to G7 step 1) drop the c to the F step 2) raise the other two fingers as one unit - up one string. I would work this both ways. C to G7 and G7 to C I took a long time until I was ready to play a song using these two chords - I practiced all the time. When i was watching TV I would have my guitar unplugged - I was constantly going back and forth. As I sat at my computer listening to music - I had my guitar and was practicing my transitioning between them. I really takes many hours in some cases, and mine is one of those - nothing comes easy for me. ... Next I took on the G major chord, I used the 2-3-4 fingering - - it made more sense to me ( to free up the first finger for the barre chords later on). I also remember lowering the metronome really low.. might have been 40bpm and leaving on the 3 so I could arrive on the 1 count. Speed comes in time - a lot of time. For now though, you need to slow things down so you can complete songs and arrive on the 1 count for the next chord. This is my thoughts ... its late I babbled too much already ... just stick with it ... it will get better if you forge onward.

For a while I have been working the E - Shape Barre chord. I am " really good" with that one. Today, I started the A-Shape, and started on Session 7 yesterday. I read online some ppl talking about the CAGED System - I know what that is, but then others saying you really only need to know the E - shape and the A - shape. The other shapes are rarely used. Honestly, I don't wanna waste time learning something I will use very occasionally, that I can do as I work on other stuff that really is important. I am open to thoughts from anyone on this. For now, I am just not sure weather I should be working on all the shapes or not.