Excellent presentation! Great example of the subtleties inherent with respect to "simple" chord-changes'. I haven't previously had occasion to give the current subject much thought (chord changes simply happen). Or do they? Chances are that once we commit to a given "practice ('practice makes permanent')", all paradigms tend to be made on-the-spot. Directly prior to the Information Superhighway (internet) was the cassette tape. As far as a tool for learning, I can't even pretend to think of a better way (play/pause; rewind/fast-forward; stop/eject; rinse/repeat). Thank you for your continued passion of sharing the groove! 😎
Genius way of putting into words what I'm sure many pro guitarist learned after years of playing. I am still an advanced beginner but after 40 years of fiddling around, this approach kind of happened sub-consciously.
As a life-long piano player-keyboardist who can play any complicated chord on a piano pronto, yet always struggled with changing guitar chords quickly (lead guitar isn't an issue for the most part), this unlocked a lot of what my issues are. Dang. Could have used this 40 years ago but this is ace. Thanks for this.
I really liked this video. It is the first time I heard him teach. As a beginner, the repetition was helpful because hearing it more than once allowed me to relax and not panic about missing something. The various examples as to the "whys" were very helpful to support his approach. As a result, I trusted what he was saying. I definitely liked and subscribed! Thank you!
Thanks so much. I’ve been struggling with going from A to Bm (barre chord) in “Proud Mary.” At my wit’s end, I decided to try leading with my middle finger after the barre & I immediately saw amazing progress. Thanks very much for confirming that what I tried was the right move. So, I’ll keep on like that. I wouldn’t want to practice the wrong way & develop a bad habit that’s difficult to break.
Thanks for showing me that man!I have been building chords like that FOREVER😱 But no more.!! Not even having my guitar here with me when watching this video.But i understood imediatly that this will make a HUGE difference for me in moving chords around the fretboard!Thank you so much man!🫡🥳
Super cool info. I'm self-taught, learnt this by accident years ago. ALSO, chord-cutting. From that G chord, you can bump your pointer and middle fingers down one string, and you're in a cool sounding C chord. Of course, this doesn't work with all chords, but the art of "chord cutting" is something that REALLY helped me to increase my chord-changing speed. But man, leading with the ring-finger??? I thought I was the only one who knew that. And, actually, I lead with my pinky... everything else follows. Sometimes, I'm in a position where my thumb can hang-over onto the 6th (top E) string. I'm big on open chord fingerings (not to be confused simply with just "open chords") with standard turnings, especially because I play a Strat and you really get that classic "fret buzz" sound that I have always loved. I learnt quite a bit about open chords up and down the neck by watching Ritchie Blackmore play when VHS first became popular (I'm aging myself now... I just went 50 in Feb... that was in 8th grade). But, hey... I really love this channel, love what you've taught us today, thank you SO MUCH for what you do!!! Stay well, be safe, rock on. I'd say "Be good"... be bad, just don't get caught. -Joey Buzz
that is really usefull one! thank you so much! just two hours ago, me with the guitar, fighting exactly with G to C to G to C and being so slow that I almost fell asleep doing it, and bam! the answer is right here! What a good friend you are! I found the link to this in a mail you sent me some days ago.
I love these helpful little tips. Even though I don't have the problem expressing this video, it reminds me to fine the most efficient ways of switching chords. If I'm strumming, I want to make sure that the low strings are pressed first. If I'm flat picking, then I want to make sure that the strings that I'm picking first are the ones that I am fretting first. The basics are important.
May I really have never ever thought about changing chords that just never thought about it but now you put that out now you got me thinking about it That's something else I needed to do but hey you never look foolish never at all you look good man
Been playing for about 8 years now and this advice is spot on! Simple yet quite effective to think about the chord shape using the proper finger as the "starting point." Thank you!
Love the channel, and the knowledge you are sharing, Might I suggest you use an acoustic guitar for lessons like this, unplugged electric sounds like blah. Just a suggestion
Hello! Sticking to the sequence G-C used in the video, could it be even better/faster change from/to the two chords if the G were built using fingers 2, 3 and 4 instead of of 1, 2 and 3? That works for me....
Very frustrating. Each video is exactly the same. It takes forever to get to the answer due to veering off topic and repeating the same thing over and over again until wanting to just scream. It's understandable going slow but veering and repeating until the cows come home ruins the entire learning process. And if these intros are consistently like that then the courses are the same.
Wow, I thought I was going to learn something. I build chords from the lowest note to the highest or what ever is the first string I'm hitting. I did this from day one, but, my guitar training starred with Classical guitar (Carcassi Method)
I think changing from chord to chord to chord is the next video to do. I like the fingering of open chords "F", "C", and "G". For "F" bar string 1 & 2 with the index or 1st finger at the 1st fret, 2nd or middle finger on the 3rd string at the 2nd fret, 3rd or ring finger on the 4th string at the 3rd fret . . . that's "F". For "C" 1st finger on the 2nd string at the 1st fret, 2nd finger on the 4th string at the 2nd fret, 3rd finger on the 5th string at the 3rd fret . . . that's "C". For "G" 2nd finger on the 5th string at the 2nd fret, 3rd finger on the 6th string at the 3rd fret, 4th finger on the 1st string at the 3rd fret . . . that's "G". This holds the fingers in such a way that changing from chord to chord to chord is easier and more fluid. Although the "F" chord is only 4 strings instead of a full 6 string sound, it still has all the notes of the "F" Major Chord. I'd give this a try and see that the movement from each chord is easier on the hand.
This came 40 years too late. This should have been day 1. Also learm all 3 finger chord shapes with the pinky you will be glad when you learn about barre chords.
Be like Kieth Richard's,.he has always only played with 5 strings(No high E)and uses open G tunning!Less strings to hit means it takes less time to play!
This man is playing the G chord with the wrong fingers. He is also way too wordy. He is more important than the guitar. It is very badly done. I don’t need 7 to 10 minutes for him to show me something that supposedly I subscribed to when you play a G chord with your pinky on the E string and your other two fingers making up the fok G chord you can easily go to a minor or go to C or F or make the G a seven this is the most ridiculous explanation of best chord changes I’ve ever seen
Plenty of legendary guitarists have had smaller hands. It's a matter of practicing consistently and being intentional about practicing finger fundamentals and finding what works for you. We have a dexterity course for that reason, because it's a very common concern.
Not as long as it took you to build that answer. Jesus. Rather than repeating the same information in a variety of ways can you be more succinct and get to the important information quicker please? Because the information is good but that 7 minute video could have been 2 or 3 minutes
Nice. Thanks for this. I think a big part of the battle is learning little things like this.
Excellent series. Clear, and right on. I have played Classical Guitar for more than 50 years, but find you videos helpful...
Excellent presentation! Great example of the subtleties inherent with respect to "simple" chord-changes'. I haven't previously had occasion to give the current subject much thought (chord changes simply happen). Or do they? Chances are that once we commit to a given "practice ('practice makes permanent')", all paradigms tend to be made on-the-spot. Directly prior to the Information Superhighway (internet) was the cassette tape. As far as a tool for learning, I can't even pretend to think of a better way (play/pause; rewind/fast-forward; stop/eject; rinse/repeat). Thank you for your continued passion of sharing the groove! 😎
Genius way of putting into words what I'm sure many pro guitarist learned after years of playing. I am still an advanced beginner but after 40 years of fiddling around, this approach kind of happened sub-consciously.
As a life-long piano player-keyboardist who can play any complicated chord on a piano pronto, yet always struggled with changing guitar chords quickly (lead guitar isn't an issue for the most part), this unlocked a lot of what my issues are.
Dang.
Could have used this 40 years ago but this is ace. Thanks for this.
I really liked this video. It is the first time I heard him teach. As a beginner, the repetition was helpful because hearing it more than once allowed me to relax and not panic about missing something. The various examples as to the "whys" were very helpful to support his approach. As a result, I trusted what he was saying. I definitely liked and subscribed! Thank you!
Best teacher around! He repeats, yes, but he make sure you get it !!
Jonathan, This is great! I will practice leading with my ring finger, and then see how to transition for other pairs of chords. Thank you very much.
Thanks so much. I’ve been struggling with going from A to Bm (barre chord) in “Proud Mary.” At my wit’s end, I decided to try leading with my middle finger after the barre & I immediately saw amazing progress. Thanks very much for confirming that what I tried was the right move. So, I’ll keep on like that. I wouldn’t want to practice the wrong way & develop a bad habit that’s difficult to break.
Thanks for showing me that man!I have been building chords like that FOREVER😱 But no more.!! Not even having my guitar here with me when watching this video.But i understood imediatly that this will make a HUGE difference for me in moving chords around the fretboard!Thank you so much man!🫡🥳
Very helpful. Thank you so much. I was building my chords until I saw this. Great help.
Super cool info. I'm self-taught, learnt this by accident years ago. ALSO, chord-cutting. From that G chord, you can bump your pointer and middle fingers down one string, and you're in a cool sounding C chord. Of course, this doesn't work with all chords, but the art of "chord cutting" is something that REALLY helped me to increase my chord-changing speed. But man, leading with the ring-finger??? I thought I was the only one who knew that. And, actually, I lead with my pinky... everything else follows. Sometimes, I'm in a position where my thumb can hang-over onto the 6th (top E) string. I'm big on open chord fingerings (not to be confused simply with just "open chords") with standard turnings, especially because I play a Strat and you really get that classic "fret buzz" sound that I have always loved. I learnt quite a bit about open chords up and down the neck by watching Ritchie Blackmore play when VHS first became popular (I'm aging myself now... I just went 50 in Feb... that was in 8th grade). But, hey... I really love this channel, love what you've taught us today, thank you SO MUCH for what you do!!! Stay well, be safe, rock on. I'd say "Be good"... be bad, just don't get caught. -Joey Buzz
that is really usefull one! thank you so much! just two hours ago, me with the guitar, fighting exactly with G to C to G to C and being so slow that I almost fell asleep doing it, and bam! the answer is right here! What a good friend you are! I found the link to this in a mail you sent me some days ago.
Really helpful! Thanks a bunch!
Thanks! I will practice using my ring finger. Been using the index like you said for everything.
this make so much sense, because I have injury my left hand years ago causing my fingers not to move as I would like them too. thanks
Great tip. Very helpful
I love these helpful little tips. Even though I don't have the problem expressing this video, it reminds me to fine the most efficient ways of switching chords. If I'm strumming, I want to make sure that the low strings are pressed first. If I'm flat picking, then I want to make sure that the strings that I'm picking first are the ones that I am fretting first. The basics are important.
The "lead" finger is definitely a golden nugget! That does change how I think about changing chords..
Incredibly helpful. Thank you brother.
May I really have never ever thought about changing chords that just never thought about it but now you put that out now you got me thinking about it That's something else I needed to do but hey you never look foolish never at all you look good man
thanks :D this is actually very helpful
Very Good info. Thanks
Damn you woke me up to this way thinking my guitar 😮Thanks so much 🙌🏾
Excellent video!
Thanks for making it Simple🎸
thanks for the wisdom Jonathan!
Been playing for about 8 years now and this advice is spot on! Simple yet quite effective to think about the chord shape using the proper finger as the "starting point." Thank you!
That is great. I have difficulty with that, too. I just wonder what finger to think about for the other chords.
This was very good info... Works... Lee
Hi Johnathon, I'm already a member of the breakthrough guitar courses.. just a quick question, what guitar are you playing in this video?
Hi Carly. This is a Strandberg Classic. You can check them out on strandberg's website.
Very thought provoking!
Love the channel, and the knowledge you are sharing, Might I suggest you use an acoustic guitar for lessons like this, unplugged electric
sounds like blah. Just a suggestion
GREAT STUFF. JONATHAN IS AN INSPIRED EDUCATOR !!!!
Never thought about that.
❤thank you 4 these little tips
Great lesson!!!
Hello! Sticking to the sequence G-C used in the video, could it be even better/faster change from/to the two chords if the G were built using fingers 2, 3 and 4 instead of of 1, 2 and 3? That works for me....
Chord-cutting. See my note above. Given what they showed us in this video, that's bound to be somewhere in their lessons. Rock on!!!
Awesomely Simple Tool!
Very frustrating. Each video is exactly the same. It takes forever to get to the answer due to veering off topic and repeating the same thing over and over again until wanting to just scream. It's understandable going slow but veering and repeating until the cows come home ruins the entire learning process. And if these intros are consistently like that then the courses are the same.
4 mins 50secs it took. Pretty quick?
Wow, I thought I was going to learn something. I build chords from the lowest note to the highest or what ever is the first string I'm hitting. I did this from day one, but, my guitar training starred with Classical guitar (Carcassi Method)
Which B chord is quickest to play
that s been my hole mistake starting with my index finger
If anyone ever handed me a guitar without a head stock they would get turkey slapped.
I think changing from chord to chord to chord is the next video to do.
I like the fingering of open chords "F", "C", and "G".
For "F"
bar string 1 & 2 with the index or 1st finger at the 1st fret,
2nd or middle finger on the 3rd string at the 2nd fret,
3rd or ring finger on the 4th string at the 3rd fret . . . that's "F".
For "C"
1st finger on the 2nd string at the 1st fret,
2nd finger on the 4th string at the 2nd fret,
3rd finger on the 5th string at the 3rd fret . . . that's "C".
For "G"
2nd finger on the 5th string at the 2nd fret,
3rd finger on the 6th string at the 3rd fret,
4th finger on the 1st string at the 3rd fret . . . that's "G".
This holds the fingers in such a way that changing from chord to chord to chord is easier and more fluid. Although the "F" chord is only 4 strings instead of a full 6 string sound, it still has all the notes of the "F" Major Chord. I'd give this a try and see that the movement from each chord is easier on the hand.
This came 40 years too late. This should have been day 1. Also learm all 3 finger chord shapes with the pinky you will be glad when you learn about barre chords.
Be like Kieth Richard's,.he has always only played with 5 strings(No high E)and uses open G tunning!Less strings to hit means it takes less time to play!
Mind blown
I thought this was about 6 string folk music , only realised it’s about lead electric guitar.
Why do I see a thumb?
It’s all about lead electric guitar, not 6 string acoustic folk guitar!!!
This man is playing the G chord with the wrong fingers. He is also way too wordy. He is more important than the guitar. It is very badly done. I don’t need 7 to 10 minutes for him to show me something that supposedly I subscribed to when you play a G chord with your pinky on the E string and your other two fingers making up the fok G chord you can easily go to a minor or go to C or F or make the G a seven this is the most ridiculous explanation of best chord changes I’ve ever seen
What happens when u have small sausage fingers, is there anything that can help
Plenty of legendary guitarists have had smaller hands. It's a matter of practicing consistently and being intentional about practicing finger fundamentals and finding what works for you. We have a dexterity course for that reason, because it's a very common concern.
A lot of songs have the chord progression of D C G google the D C G trick for playing economy
Laboured explanation verging on tedium. Could have been explained in a quarter of the time
Not as long as it took you to build that answer. Jesus. Rather than repeating the same information in a variety of ways can you be more succinct and get to the important information quicker please? Because the information is good but that 7 minute video could have been 2 or 3 minutes
Good advice. But can you talk less? Demonstrate more, yes?
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