Two New Chords – E & Am – Lesson 13

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In this lesson we introduce you to two more chords – E & Am, and delve into more intricate strumming patterns.

 

[G.varbanov]

Those lessons are great even if you have been playing for a while now. I have been struggling with my groove for about 5 years now, because I never saw a simple explanation of the tic tok motion. Some things may seem self explanatory and second nature, but to some of us - they are not :> So thanks for that lesson, it really helped me.

 

[guitarkiddo05]

learning chord progressions can be very easy once you start getting used to it. When you start off, it is a little tricky, but in a little bit if you keep working at it, it will get easier and easier

 

[Junhao Toh]

I kinda find it rather hard to slide my fingers down from E to Am. Any one has the same issue?

 

[CK!]

I thought this was a fun lesson. I notice that if I forget and don't hold my pick as shown in Lesson 4, then my strumming sounds sloppy.
Another big take away from this lesson: DON'T LOSE THE GROOVE!!

 

[idssdi]

I kinda find it rather hard to slide my fingers down from E to Am. Any one has the same issue?

What are/were you struggling with? E and Am can be played as exactly the same kind of fingering(CAGED) and all that.

 

[Dominik Gräber]

I thought this was a fun lesson. I notice that if I forget and don't hold my pick as shown in Lesson 4, then my strumming sounds sloppy.
Another big take away from this lesson: DON'T LOSE THE GROOVE!!

Groove is important! But when it comes to Picking I really decided to Go with what feels best for the Situation. Not Sure about strumming right now But I noticed when I Play some short Blues licks I tend to hold the Pick with two Fingers and slightly different. Whatever works for you is fine

 

[Steve Larch]

I kinda find it rather hard to slide my fingers down from E to Am. Any one has the same issue?

I have the same issue when I try to play faster. It's just a question of building up your muscle memory through repetition. Work with a metronome. Set it to something like 40-50 bpm and start out like in Lesson 12 with bars of whole/half/quarter notes and a bar of rest between transitions. Increase the BPM by increments of 5 as you become more comfortable.

Alternatively, there is a speed control that will allow you to play along with the lesson at a slower pace.

 

[Ale Algara]

I can play complex things on guitar but when it comes to feel the groove or else I just can`t! any advice? this is helping, y cant keep the tik tok pattern if i am not playing anything so i make them ghost notes

 

[idssdi]

I can play complex things on guitar but when it comes to feel the groove or else I just can`t! any advice? this is helping, y cant keep the tik tok pattern if i am not playing anything so i make them ghost notes

Practicing to a metronome helps a lot. Maybe practicing la Pompe can help you too

 

[Chad]

After years of struggling to keep my timing the tic tok thing and keeping your motion is already making a difference. Thanks!!!!

 

[RØßIŇ]

I am trying to upload my video here, but it says uploaded file does not have allowed extension. What should I do?

 

[idssdi]

I am trying to upload my video here, but it says uploaded file does not have allowed extension. What should I do?

Upload your video to YouTube or Vimeo

 

[RØßIŇ]

Upload your video to YouTube or Vimeo

Upload your video to YouTube or Vimeo

Thanks that helps but will I be able to share it here ?

 

[idssdi]

Thanks that helps but will I be able to share it here ?

Yes, go to media>add riff you can just past the URL of your video there and it should pop up in the riff section

 

[RØßIŇ]

 

[ellena7x]

Thank you so much for sharing your tick tock method Papa Gates! I'm new to playing and it has really helped me to wrap my head around the math at these early stages and get into the groove of strumming properly.

 

[riza_pratama_]

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[Ed Seith]

The video doesn't play, just loads a long time.

In some countries, you need to access the site through a VPN to get the videos to work. This is a problem with the provider we use (SoundSlice) and not something we can really do anything about.

 

[phatloots]

im having issues with my palm muting first string. while practicing these chords. any tips on how to prevent that? trying to work on positioning but im not sure if its because im over weight so guitar sits differently or do i just need to work on flexing my wrists more and stretching them?