Have you got difficulty playing beginner guitar chords? Maybe you blame your fingers for their lack of agility or speed, but the issue may be somewhere else. Issues playing chords on the guitar are often caused because your mind is unsure exactly where your fingers are going.
A solution for this issue is to thoroughly memorize the finger positions for the amateur guitar chords you play.Here are three ways that you can improve 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 small cards had the words we learned imprinted on them and we might go thru the cards many times to learn the spellings.
You can use the same idea for noob guitar chords. Create some chord diagrams showing each chord’s finger positions on little pieces of thin card. Or you might like to use pictures 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 attempt to visualise yourself playing the chord. Shut your eyes and try and see your hand and fingers on your guitar neck. At first you may find yourself distracted by other images, it’ll take some practice to be able to hold the picture in your mind.
Work with a still picture of the chord to begin with. As this gets less complicated try and see your fingers moving in to the chord shape, or changing from one shape to another.
* Cardboard Guitar Neck
You may find visualization easier with a simple card guitar neck. All you need is a little rectangle to represent a part of a guitar neck, draw 6 strings and some frets on it. You simply 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 in the day. This simple tool allows you to actually feel the movement and placement of your fingers. All 3 of these techniques will help you improve your memory and recall of noob 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 less complicated, quicker and better.
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