Re: chord transitioning

On Thu, 01 May 2008 19:50:51 -0700, tysteel wrote:

Hi everyone,

I'd like to ask a general question about how to best transition from one
chord to the next chord.

Hang on to what you've already got and use good fingering. There are
priorities with fingering. If the melody happens to be on the top
string, playing G 324 to D7 213 is not a good move, because the 3rd
has to go from the bottom string to the top. If you are accompanying,
the bass line may be most important, but that usually is better if
it's somewhat detached anyway.

The reason G 214 to D7 213 is so good is that you can keep the 3rd
finger on the 1st string all the while. Someday it will be easy.

Ultimately, in chord practice you want all the changes, not just
the easy ones. You have formed an excellent habit, which is to think
what you are doing. Don't rely on habit to get the best fingering
in any particular case.

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