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30 Days to Play – Week 2 Power Chord Exercise
I’m okay when I start out on the 5th fret, low E string, but as I start to move around my fingers seem really rubbery. I have to go very slow to get #3 and #4 in the right places.
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petelanger. Reason: Ch title
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Hey @langerking That is perfectly normal, especially when you’re newer to either guitar, or the concept or both. Iif I remember correctly, To y teaches the 3 chord power chord, and it will take time to learn the finger placements, transitions between the, and to increase speed. Slowing it way down is the best way to go about working on them. Use a metronome at a very slow pace. 4:4 timing. Strum the,chord on beat one. Take beats 2, e, 4 to transition to the next power chord. Then do it again. Keep repeating. When you can do it 10 times in a row without a mistake, move the metronome up 5 and start all over. You will become more proficient, increase speed and accuracy. Practice on an electric guitar of you have one. That’s what is typically used for playing power chords.
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Lorraine, thanks for your reply! Yes I play exclusively on electric. When I decided to start learning guitar, I also decided I wanted to learn electric.
Reaching across from 5th to 7th fret is already a challenge. Then having to move that configuration up and down and sideways makes it that much harder. But I am starting to get the hang of it. Thanks for the tips!
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