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I hear you! You want to improve your chord transitions on guitar. I get it, they’re tough. That C major to G major chord transition almost made me quit guitar! It was that bad hahaha. Let’s dive right into it. The best tips I used to improve my chord transitions on guitar!

So there were about 3 major tips that really helped me master my chord transitions. The first tip was: Memorize the shape. You should make the shape of whatever chord you’re playing. For example, make the shape of a C chord on your guitar. Then lift your hand off the guitar, with the shape still being made with your fingers. Then, move your hand around all over yourself, with the chord shape still being made. Do this for about 30 seconds. And repeat it until you feel your hand starting to memorize the shape even more.

My next tip that helped me was, TAKE IT SLOW! Don’t try to rush the chord transitions. Really take it slow, and memorize the shapes. That’ll make you memorize the shapes even faster, and really get them down!

My last tip that helped me was, don’t transition one finger at a time. Try to transition all fingers at the same time into the new chord. That is not how we play guitar, transitioning one finger at a time. Transition each finger into its new position all at the same time, so you really get the chord shape down! 5 years ago I made a video explaining how to get better at chord transitions more in depth. I was still in high school when I made this video, so keep that in mind haha. But watch it if you want a more in depth look at chord transitions!

Gear of the Week

Welcome to my pick for my gear of the week that I want to show/suggest you guys! Last week I got my hands on my first ever Fuzz Pedal. And I’ve been using it like crazy ever since! It’s so much fun and I recommend it to anyone who wants a fuzz pedal. Check it out here!

Fuzz Pedal I use: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/Z6QM5z

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Updates with me

Literally after I finish writing this newsletter. I am going to be filming 2 new YouTube shorts! Which I haven’t uploaded in a while so i’m hyped! And I am still working on my next longform video, which should be out next week!

We are really close to 300k subscribers on YouTube! Hopefully we can hit it by the end of the year! That would be awesome!

I also wanted to say, I hope everyone reading this had a Merry Christmas! The holidays are a special time of the year. I hope everyone spent it with their friends and family and all is well! I thank God everyday for this amazing community we built! I truly am thankful for you all!

And with that, that wraps up the last newsletter for 2024! What a year it has been. we gained over 190k subscribers on YouTube. And grew this newsletter from 0 to over 150 subscribers in just 2 months! I have big plans for 2025. I really just want to expand my YouTube content. And become the biggest guitar channel in the world!

I couldn’t have done this without all of you. I truly love every single one of you. And wouldn’t be here without you.

That’s all for this weeks newsletter folks! See you next year!

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David Pazmino 💜