ChocolateDucky
First Lieutenant   Posts: 1 Registered: 12/31/2004 Status: Offline
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 posted on 12/31/2004 at 06:21 |
Ok,so ive been playing my acoustic guitar for at least 2 months or more
now,and my guitar teacher gives me little assignments every lesson (i got
to him every saturday) like "try and learn this song and so and so and when
you come back next week,try your best to play it for me",and so last
week,he gave me some chords to learn. I understood them,now i have to
switch from C chord to G7 chord.
Yeah,he gave me a G7 chord,i just thought there was a G chord and thats it.
Im beginning to love chords and all,but anyway,when I play the G7 chord, on
the first string my finger leans on its side so the side of the tip of my
finger is pressing down the fret(kinda hurts). I cant exactly just place
the tip of my finger on the first string,it leans. Are there any hand
positions that I could learn to make my switching from C to G chord easier?
Because when I switch from note to note,it takes like 4 seconds.  Im trying to
jump from each chord,like when I wanna switch chords Ill take my fingers
off a little and place them on the next chord I want to play. Oh yeah,and
where do i place my thumb? i mean i know where but like,what position?
 p.s. - my
teachers tells me to use my wrist to make switching easier but I dont know
what he really means cause I try but it doesnt work I guess! Help! 
[Edited on 12/31/2004 by ChocolateDucky] ____________________
Dont light yourself on fire...it kinda hurts.
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Spidercents
Moderator   Posts: 1019 Registered: 7/29/2004 Status: Offline |
posted on 12/31/2004 at 10:48, Reply 1 |
If you find it hard to play a G7 then change elbow position...meanig if
your elbow is to close to your body it will make it harder to form the
chord.
Think of G and C as the same...I hope you can read guitar tab...
E----------1-----------------------------------
B---1------------------------------------------
G---3-----------------------------------------
D---2--------------2-----------2----------------
A---3------2-------3-----2----3----2-----------
E-----------3-------------3----------3----------
.....c7.....G7.......Anchors for C and G
practice going back and forth with these anchors as I call them...use your
ring and middle fingers...once you have these down comfortable its all
gravy then...well there is still work and practice however try getting the
anchors first in a chord then lay on the other notes as fast as you can so
It looks seemless eventually...You can also have some fun with these
anchors as I call them... -0-h-2-- means to hit the first note then lay the
second note down without plucking the string on the second note.
1st bar
E-----------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------0--------------------------------------0-
D----2---0-h-2---------------------0------2---0-h-2--
A----3-------------------2---0-h-2--------3-------------
E-------------------------3-----------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------
B------------------1------------------------------------
G-----2--0-h-2------------------------------------------
D-----3----------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------
Repeat the first bar then finish.
[Edited on 12/31/2004 by Spidercents] ____________________
Treat people the way you would want to be treated.
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brian
Moderator  Posts: 1075 Registered: 12/22/2003 Status: Offline |
posted on 12/31/2004 at 21:23, Reply 2 |
Don't forget moving your thumb down on the back of the neck helps too.
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Lava_Monster
First Lieutenant  Posts: 3 Registered: 1/2/2005 Status: Offline |
posted on 1/2/2005 at 18:00, Reply 3 |
Well, i'll try my best to help you out.
Finger your C chord, and I assume you are playing open G7.
All you have to do are move your index finger down a string and your middle
and ring up a string. Try to twist your wrist a little to the right. It
should kind of do it naturally, but who knows. ____________________
If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother
trying to say it in music.
~Gustav Mahler
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