Walt: All right, so a very common question – here we have the chat room below. Please subscribe, rate and comment guys and also donate if you can. It is very much appreciated. So check this out. We have a special guest here, Josh. One of the things that he does a lot though is – and it is a very kind common thing, I even use to do it – is that when he is playing guitar, he will play really fast. And then when he goes to change the next chord, he will take a couple of second to get to the next chord which completely kills the fluency of the song. So there are a couple of tricks to get to one chord to the next in order for the songs to remain consistent. So let me show you guys what he does and let me show you a couple of tricks of what you can do in order to get it. So, check this out. Here is how you can do it.
So he is doing this. When he wants to get to the next chord, he is stopping in order to plan for the next chord. So here are the tricks. First trick is slow it down. Tempo is the name of the game. Now, I understand that playing it slow is not your goal but learning the song is. So, before you walk up the steps, you have to get past one step before you get to the next. If you try and climb too fast then you are going to fall out and hurt yourself. Do not hurt yourself.
Josh: I do not want to hurt myself.
Walt: Okay, so check this out. When you play, play it slower. That is the first thing. It gives you more time to get that thing. The second trick that I would do for changing my chords is this. Play stop earlier and then play your open strings, which is fine because if you do it, it will sound a little bit off. But when you play your open string—
Josh: At least you are playing something.
Walt: Yes, but in some keys like in key of C, going from C to Am, this open string is actually your G Major chord. It is your G Major but then you have your 13 on top. The idea is that you strum it in the key of C here. So before I am playing this, we have this. Our old way of doing it was this, C and it is taking time to get to the Am or A Major. The new way, let slow it down. Did you hear it? So, while I am playing my open string, it is right here – that is giving me this. So what I am doing is that I am actually giving myself more time and I am slowing it down to give me even more time. So, the old way was that we were like this and the new way is this. And then as you get it, use your metronome, pump up the volume, pump up the jam.
So the idea is that let us take it like 80 beats per minute and then pump up the volume until like 40 beats per minute every time. So day one, day two, day three, four and then try and not have to lift up early before the chord. So, the first time after you get that tempo, you might have this. And now, there were a couple of days when you have this. So, that is what I would do. Do you agree with me?
“When you play all strings on air, is that some kind of E chord like E.” That is a great question like E7. No, it is actually your G Major chord with the A and the E in it. So it is kind like a G9 with the 13 on top. The way you would write it down would be like this, G9(13). That is what it is. It is not really your E7 at all. If anything, it will be your Em because you are playing your G string which is the minor third of your E chord. Keep the rhythm. Do not stop. That is it
That is the tricks guys for strumming. That is how I would definitely role out with it. Are there any other tricks?
Josh: I do not know any other tricks because I cannot really do it in tricks.
Walt: We hear you. Leave some notes in the comments. This guy got to keep going.
Josh: You know me. I do not stop. You know my personality.
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