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February 29th, 2008
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Smooth Changes
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!
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February 29th, 2008
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Playing guitar for over a year.
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Try watching this..its very basic, but he explains transitions nicely  Practice Drill - iPlayMusic Sample Video - iPlayMusic
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February 29th, 2008
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Grand Member
Playing guitar for what seems like forever.
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Join Date: Feb 2007
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Hello and welcome to the forum, here is another great lesson by Solidwalnut:
http://www.guitarforbeginners.com/fo...-technique%5D/
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February 29th, 2008
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Welcome.
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February 29th, 2008
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Playing guitar for over 10 years.
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Last Online: April 3rd, 2008 04:51 PM
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Most songs have slight pauses to allow for the chord changes, others less of a pause. As you get more accustom to the changes they will go more smoothly.
And welcome to the forum.
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