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« on: June 03, 2009, 04:37:47 AM »

Lesson Link: http://justinguitar.com/en/BC-114-AnchorFingers.php

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« Reply #1 on: June 12, 2009, 06:44:01 PM »

This was an awesome lesson!  I love the fact that this way is so much easier! I don't even have scramble to make the chord changes is just such a more logical way of doing things.  I'm off to see how many changes in a minute I can do and will record them so I can keep on challenging myself.  Thank you Justin for making my guitar practicing a lot more enjoyable and less complicated!!

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« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2009, 12:05:37 AM »

Another good tip is to use your 3rd (ring) finger too as an 'anchor' when making the changes from D to A and back, although at the moment going from D to A like this is far easier for me than from A back to D. I'm still working on the most efficient way to make the changes D-A-E with the minimum of finger movement. And, when using the 1st finger as an 'anchor', I can only get the other two fingers down together when changing to E. It's still 2nd and 3rd fingers down separately mostly when I'm fingering the D and A chords. Any tips from anyone or is it just a matter of time before it all 'clicks' into place?

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« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2009, 02:41:49 PM »

What worked for me and my mindset was to move my second and third fingers as a unit.  They both lift at the same time and then are layed down on the appropriate fret.  That way I don't even have to think about the two fingers as they sort of become one if you know what I mean.  Especially going from and A to and E chord.

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« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2009, 10:02:07 AM »

Another good tip is to use your 3rd (ring) finger too as an 'anchor' when making the changes from D to A and back, although at the moment going from D to A like this is far easier for me than from A back to D. I'm still working on the most efficient way to make the changes D-A-E with the minimum of finger movement. And, when using the 1st finger as an 'anchor', I can only get the other two fingers down together when changing to E. It's still 2nd and 3rd fingers down separately mostly when I'm fingering the D and A chords. Any tips from anyone or is it just a matter of time before it all 'clicks' into place?


We will be covering another trick later in the course - called "air changes". J
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« Reply #5 on: June 23, 2009, 11:26:12 AM »

hi grate lesson the only problem i had was when making some changes E back to D in particular i cant quite get my 2nd and 3rd finger down at the same time shud i just try harder or is thers any little tricks that may help?
   
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« Reply #6 on: June 26, 2009, 07:19:09 PM »

Hello.
Well this is my first post on this forum so a "thank you for the great work you are doing" is needed, as well as the congratulations for being so clear while explaining, it's almost a unique and precious quality you have.
Given that... i followed this course even if i'm not a complete newbie (i played for a couple of months a year ago and after that i stopped due to lack of time) and everything was okay. The part about anchoring fingers was clear too, but i used to do it another way i figured out by myself at the time when i started playing the same 3 exact chords. What i did is still to anchor the first finger but in a way that would have made me easier to pass from A to E. I played the A with 2nd 3rd 4th fingers in the second fret of the 3 playing strings AND the first one on the first fret, right on the back of the third one.
This seemed pretty useless but had 2 big advantages at the time
1) i could pass from A to E in an extremely easy way (actually easier than your way, for me)
2) i could have more space to let my fingers breath on the second fret. Yes i am one of the fat-fingered guys who have problems in keeping the 3 biggest fingers on the same fret: it's still doable but gives some problems.

Can i keep doing this way or is it something that later can turn out to be a prolem? (i can't even imagine how, but who knows? Tongue)
Thanks for the answer
Stefano.

p.s.: Oh yes and, by the way, English is not my native language, so if i made some mistakes or if you see some slip of the finger or what please feel free to ask what i wanted to say or to correct me so that i can improve Tongue ty.
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« Reply #7 on: July 02, 2009, 05:05:18 AM »

@Kibuzo - Cheers dude. You do what you do best - I would try my way and see how it feels. But everyone is a little different so use what works for you. We'll be looking at another way to play A Chord later in the course that you will probably find easiest, using a mini-barre!

And btw - you English is probably better than mine!;)
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« Reply #8 on: August 18, 2009, 03:38:02 PM »

ya i did the d e and a chords with very minor problems and fixed them in about 30 seconds my problem is this stuff it takes me forever to set my fingers right and then i try and change and its again a minor problem such as in the a chord i mute the b string when i play the d chord i mute the e string any tips? or do i have to just keep practicing
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« Reply #9 on: August 18, 2009, 03:59:03 PM »

I'm having some problem with the A cord, the string with my second finger makes a buzz sound because it have it to much to the right. I don't know if it's because my fingers don't fit or I'm not pressing hard enough. I try to press as hard as I can but seems like my fingertips are not hard enough yet and the strings become one with my fingers Cheesy

Btw this is my first post, I'd like to give you a big thank you JJustin, since I thought I was never gonna be able to play guitar since for economic reasons a teacher wasn't an option.
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« Reply #10 on: August 18, 2009, 04:08:46 PM »

Sorry I meant first, on the third string
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