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Another trick that really helped me was the “hover” exercise. Basically, form and hold down a chord, and then lift the fingers off the strings slightly without losing the chord shape. Stay in this position as long as you can until the shape starts to distort more than you can keep the shape. This helps tremendously with muscle memory, and eventually you will make the shape before you even hit the strings. This is something I could do while watching TV in the evenings and still be practicing. This was the exercise that helped me the most.