[cheezhead]

Hi all,

I'm new here; just started playing the guitar about 2 months ago and I'm completely immersed in it! Every chance I have while I'm sitting at home I find myself picking up my guitar and practicing or just strumming along.

The question I want to ask you guys is about making a smooth sound transition from one chord to another. The problem is that when I change chords, the sound from the chord I was playing stops sounding as soon as I lift my fingers off the strings, causing a dead spot in the music. This problem happens to me every time when moving away from a barre chord (which I just started learning), and sometimes when moving from open chords. Especially with the barre chords, I guess lifting my index finger causes all the strings to stop sounding.

How can I go about correcting this? Is it just getting chord changes down so quickly that the dead time is minimized to the point that it's unnoticeable, or is there a certain way to pull off of the strings that I'm not doing?

Thanks for the help. This is a great site; I'm glad I found it!