Various Ideas To Commit To Memory Amateur Guitar Chords

By Boris Pasternak

Do you have trouble playing newbie guitar chords? Perhaps you blame your fingers for their lack of agility or speed, but the problem may well be somewhere else. Problems playing chords on the guitar are often caused because your mind is unsure precisely where your fingers are going.

A solution for this problem is to comprehensively learn by heart the finger positions for the beginner guitar chords you play.Here are three ways that you can enhance your mind's picture and recall of the chord fingerings.

* Chord Flash Cards

When I learned to read and spell as a kid we used flash cards. These tiny cards had the words we learned written on them and we would go thru the cards many times to learn the spellings.

You may use the same idea for amateur guitar chords. Create some chord diagrams showing each chord's finger positions on tiny pieces of thin card. Or you may like to use footage of the chord fingering. Carry the cards around in your pocket or wallet and use them frequently to check and commit to memory the chord fingering.

* Visualise Chords

With your chord diagrams or from memory try and visualize yourself playing the chord. Shut your eyes and attempt to see your hand and fingers on your guitar neck. Initially you could find yourself distracted by other pictures, it will take some practice to be in a position to hold the picture in your mind.

Work with a still picture of the chord to begin with. As this gets less complicated attempt to see your fingers moving in to the chord shape, or changing from one shape to another.

* Card Guitar Neck

You could find visualization simpler with an easy card guitar neck. All that you need is a little rectangle to represent part of a guitar neck, draw 6 strings and some frets on it. You just need 4 frets to practice open chord positions, no necessity to carry a full size guitar neck.

Now you can carry your mini neck around and use it to practice chord shapes during the day. This simple tool lets you really feel the movement and placement of your fingers. All 3 of these methodologies will help you improve your memory and recall of beginner guitar chord fingerings. Pick the one that's's most convenient for you, or use all 3. The mixture of learning styles will make memorization simpler, faster and better. - 32618

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