The Chord Mistake Nobody Talks About | The School of Guitar

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If you’ve been struggling with slow or messy chord transitions, this lesson will show you exactly how to change chords on guitar smoothly and avoid the most common mistakes players make. You’ll learn why focusing too much on your current chord can hold you back, how to think ahead to the next chord, and ways to keep your strumming hand moving so your rhythm never stalls. We’ll cover practical guitar chord changing tips to speed up your transitions, including the importance of urgency, training your eyes to focus on your fretboard hand, and using measurable goals instead of vague progress checks. Whether you’re a beginner learning your first shapes or an intermediate guitarist looking for smooth chord transitions, these strategies will help you play cleaner, faster, and more confidently. Watch to the end for drills that improve both strumming and chord changes so you can keep the music flowing without hesitation.

00:02 - Common Chord Change Mistake
00:31 - Why Some Chords Feel Slower
01:06 - Think Ahead Like Driving
02:36 - Urgency in Chord Changes
04:06 - Avoid Head Turning
05:28 - Use Numbers to Measure Progress
07:10 - Don’t Pause Between Chords
08:20 - Strumming Hand Leads the Change
09:49 - Lesson Summary

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Hey! My name is Dave Donoghue and I am a Guitar teacher from Ireland

The aim of these videos is to create Easy and Accurate Guitar Songs that you can play on guitar. I have many playlists that act as a collection of easy song lessons for beginners and intermediate players on guitar. These easy guitar tutorials contain open chords with strumming patterns! Whether or not you are into pop songs or you are here because you want to learn how to play easy guitar songs, I hope my collection of song lessons help you!

When learning guitar, a lot of players are looking for easy guitar songs to strum but even if you have been playing a lot longer than that, then these lessons are still a good group of tutorials of easy guitar songs to sing and play. Although some songs were originally played on electric, they still make good beginner acoustic songs, many being easy songs in easy keys. I know with YouTube there is so much to learn out there and you may be asking yourself "what is a super easy song to play on guitar"? , well I hope this channel will be built out over time to help serve your playing so be sure to subscribe for future uploads! ..and remember to get your free access to my tab and song sheet collection at https://theschoolofguitar.com/songlib...