One Minute Changes (Guitar Lesson IM-132) How to play IF Stage 3
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0:11 - 0:15Hi how you doin'? Justin here.
Welcome to IM 132, -
0:15 - 0:18which is the One Minute Changes
for foundation Three. -
0:18 - 0:20In this series of chord changes,
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0:20 - 0:23we're gonna be timing ourselves for a minute,
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0:23 - 0:25trying to do the chord changes as fast as we can
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0:25 - 0:28between the E Major and Minor barre chord shapes,
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0:28 - 0:31and the A shape Major chords.
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0:31 - 0:34Now I know you've only just learned
the A shape Major chords, -
0:34 - 0:35and I know they're going to be a bit tricky,
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0:35 - 0:37but that's kinda' part of the point here,
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0:37 - 0:38to get you brain used to working
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0:38 - 0:41and getting that new chord shape
under your fingers as quick as you can. -
0:41 - 0:44We're not aiming for perfection here, of course,
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0:44 - 0:46so if the B string is not quite ringing out perfectly
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0:46 - 0:50then you can kind of live with it
for a little while. -
0:50 - 0:54But hopefully, your continuous practice
of your strum, pick out, and strum -
0:54 - 0:57on the individual chords will kind of counteract with this
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0:57 - 0:59and then, at the end of foundation three,
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0:59 - 1:01you'll be able to jump to the chord quickly
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1:01 - 1:04and get whole of the notes ringing out.
That's the idea. -
1:04 - 1:07So don't let it be too sloppy,
but don't be too fussy about it either, -
1:07 - 1:08that's really important.
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1:08 - 1:13Now the other thing,
when you're using this A shape barre chord, -
1:14 - 1:16you'll find that the barre slips back a bit.
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1:16 - 1:19Now I'm gonna go to a close-up
and just give you a couple of looks at it -
1:19 - 1:22so you can see the way
that your hand kind of re-positions itself -
1:22 - 1:24when you're changing between barre chords.
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1:24 - 1:25Lets do that now.
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1:26 - 1:28The first chord change we're looking at
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1:28 - 1:34is an A chord using an E shape,
changing to a D chord using an A shape. -
1:34 - 1:39Now there's a couple of things here
that I just want you to see and be aware of. -
1:39 - 1:41The first is the first finger.
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1:41 - 1:44Now, you can see that the first finger is changing
from covering all strings -
1:44 - 1:48and being quite close to the barre,
all the way along, -
1:48 - 1:51to the D chord,
where it's kind of angling out a little bit. -
1:51 - 1:53It's because it's not functioning as a barre anymore.
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1:53 - 1:56It doesn't need to be right along
next to the barre all the time, -
1:56 - 1:58cause it's only hitting that one note, remember.
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1:58 - 2:02The third finger is covering that little barre
and the thinnest string is muted. -
2:02 - 2:07Now if you do that, what you'll find is that
your thumb can stay in more or less the same place, -
2:08 - 2:11and you can see now
if you watch the bottom of my hand, -
2:11 - 2:14my hand is kind of swinging,
a bit like that. -
2:14 - 2:16It's kind of pivoting if you like.
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2:16 - 2:18There's the E, there's the D.
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2:18 - 2:21And if you get used to that,
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2:21 - 2:24you'll find that
you can do the chord changes very quickly. -
2:24 - 2:29And that's this little pivot movement
that gets you from one to the other. -
2:29 - 2:33You'll also notice here that the third finger
is going from there, -
2:33 - 2:36and it's just kind of
little finger gets out of the way, -
2:36 - 2:38third finger slides across,
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2:38 - 2:40and then it's already in place.
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2:40 - 2:42Sometimes it's got a bit of an angle on it as well,
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2:42 - 2:44because of the way our hand is moving
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2:44 - 2:46there's a slight angle of the third finger.
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2:46 - 2:48Don't make it too much, that would be bad,
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2:48 - 2:52cause it still has to be the closer
to the fret on the second string, -
2:52 - 2:54the more likely you'll gonna have
to get a good note out of it. -
2:54 - 2:57So it should be kind of square, you know.
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2:57 - 2:59But it can be a little bit angled,
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2:59 - 3:02in order to facilitate getting a nice fast chord change.
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3:02 - 3:05. . .
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3:05 - 3:07The other two fingers, of course,
are just coming off. -
3:07 - 3:09So they're there, then we don't need of them,
they're just sort of hanging around, -
3:09 - 3:11you know,where ever they fill comfortable.
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3:11 - 3:14Don't try to tuck them away like this,
that would be really bad. -
3:14 - 3:18So just be cool with that change,
trying to get the swing. -
3:18 - 3:21Of course remembering first finger as well
is muting the 6th string here. -
3:21 - 3:23So when it goes back onto the 6th string,
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3:23 - 3:25you have to relax it enough,
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3:25 - 3:28that it kind of glides back over
to cover the 6th string. -
3:28 - 3:30And then as it comes down for the D,
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3:30 - 3:32it's kind of angling around
and slipping off the thicker string, -
3:32 - 3:37and then it's just pressing the top of it
to keep the thicker string muted. -
3:40 - 3:46The next chord change that I've recommended
is F# to C#. -
3:46 - 3:52F# of course is in the E shape,
and C# is in the A shape. -
3:52 - 3:54Now the trick here with this one is getting the jump.
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3:54 - 3:58And I always think of leading here
with my third finger. -
3:58 - 3:59So when I'm on here,
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3:59 - 4:02I'm already thinking
where my third finger will go, -
4:02 - 4:04and I'm hoping my first finger is going to follow.
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4:05 - 4:07Rather than trying to lead with the barre.
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4:07 - 4:10A lot of you have probably got into the habit
of looking where the barre will go, -
4:10 - 4:12and then putting the shape down.
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4:12 - 4:15Which is generally fine,
but remember the barre now is with the third finger. -
4:15 - 4:19So I find it helpful to look at the third finger,
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4:19 - 4:21where the third finger's gonna lead.
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4:21 - 4:24Again, remembering that the barre of course
is going from that straight shape -
4:24 - 4:27to allow to have that bit of an angle there,
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4:27 - 4:29now that you can see with the first finger,
that's OK. -
4:29 - 4:32. . .
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4:32 - 4:37Third on the list, we've got the chord B to D#.
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4:37 - 4:42. . .
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4:42 - 4:43This is an interesting one
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4:43 - 4:46because you'll find
that your thumb has to jump backwards. -
4:46 - 4:49And it's always more difficult
to jump backwards with your thumb. -
4:49 - 4:53So be aware of what your thumb is doing there.
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4:53 - 4:57It's a little bit like the barre chord movement
that we talked about earlier on, -
4:57 - 5:00when we're playing the chord relaxed, shifting,
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5:00 - 5:03and then with that chords changing then pressing again.
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5:03 - 5:07So, most of the fingers are not really
coming off the strings -
5:07 - 5:10It's not like when we're doing changes
to open chords -
5:10 - 5:13where they all come off
and then reform the new chord shape. -
5:13 - 5:18We're kind of trying to keep them in contact
with the strings as much as we can. -
5:18 - 5:22It'll help you keep your finger movement
to a minimum as well, if you're doing that. -
5:22 - 5:25And it'll also help you keep the strings muted.
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5:25 - 5:32. . .
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5:32 - 5:37It's that kind of being able to move them still
without getting to many open strings ringing out. -
5:38 - 5:44The third chord change we're looking at is
G minor to C. -
5:44 - 5:46Nothing particularly difficult about that,
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5:46 - 5:49it's just keeping the second finger out of the way.
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5:50 - 5:53Nothing really too difficult there,
if you can do G to C, -
5:53 - 5:57then G minor to C shouldn't be more difficult
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5:57 - 5:59other than the fact that with the G minor
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5:59 - 6:03you're gonna have to have that little bit of
extra pressure on the barre. -
6:04 - 6:11And the last one of the series,
we have here an Ab minor to an E, -
6:11 - 6:14which is a lot further up the neck.
It's quite an odd change. -
6:14 - 6:16. . .
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6:16 - 6:18It's just a big jump really, this one.
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6:18 - 6:20. . .
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6:20 - 6:25So again, think here about leading with the third finger
when you're making the change. -
6:25 - 6:28Think here the barre,
making sure it's going on upside. -
6:28 - 6:30So from the A,
as we're moving backwards, -
6:30 - 6:33we're thinking of getting that first finger on the side,
nicely positioned. -
6:33 - 6:37Trying to keep the first finger at least
in contact with the strings all the time. -
6:37 - 6:40Actually just think of it,
looking at it now, -
6:40 - 6:43it seems my third finger is staying in contact
with all of the strings as well. -
6:43 - 6:45So, you can try that if you like.
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6:45 - 6:50I wouldn't be too convinced
that's exactly the method everyone should do. -
6:50 - 6:54But just exactly what I'm doing now
is a really good thing to be doing -
6:54 - 6:57before you start pressurizing yourself
with officially one minute changes. -
6:57 - 7:01Just trying to get the chord change moving it
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7:01 - 7:03you know,
watching how your hand's moving, -
7:03 - 7:05really a good idea.
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7:06 - 7:10Well, there you have your one minute changes
for foundation three. -
7:10 - 7:12Please remember that,
if you find any particularly easy, -
7:12 - 7:16to drop them and exchange them
for ones that you find really hard, -
7:16 - 7:19cause you should always be now practicing
the things you find the hardest. -
7:19 - 7:24Always practice what you can't do,
don't practice what you can. -
7:24 - 7:27Get your timer out,
work on them as quickly as you can. -
7:27 - 7:28Remember, as I said before,
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7:28 - 7:31be fussy, but not too fussy
about the quality of the chord, -
7:31 - 7:35cause you've got your chord practice,
that you should be doing separately, -
7:35 - 7:40which will work with this to give you, hopefully,
a fast good chord change by the end of it. -
7:40 - 7:41Have fun with that.
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7:41 - 7:43I'll see you for another lesson sometime very soon.
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7:43 - 7:44Take care. Bye bye.
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7:45 - 7:49Remember: The website contains all videos and notes.
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- Title:
- One Minute Changes (Guitar Lesson IM-132) How to play IF Stage 3
- Description:
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Justin's Completely Free, Intermediate Guitar Course Lesson IM-132.
Stage 3, Lesson 2.In this guitar lesson we look at changing between A Shape and E Shape barre chords. It's kinda tricky and will take a bit of practice. It's great way of training your fingers to get into the right shape for the A Shape barres if you just learned them.
Find the related course notes on the following link:
http://justinguitar.com/en/IM-132-1MinuteChanges.phpThis is part of Justin's Intermediate Guitar Method, Foundation. A series of lessons available free online!
http://justinguitar.com/en/IM-000-IntermediateMethod.php
Taught by Justin Sandercoe.
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- Video Language:
- English
- Team:
- JustinGuitar (legacy)
- Project:
- Intermediate Method (IM)
- Duration:
- 07:50
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