GET FASTER Chord Changes INSTANTLY While Strumming

[@LaurenBateman]

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[@davidderitis9068]

I really thought I had this down after a year and a half but it is difficult for me to practice as I am currently home caring for my mom. This lesson breaks it down much easier I hope I can perfect it soon, at 57 it is still my dream to learn guitar and this helps so much TWO THUMBS UP LAUREN !

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Thank you!

[@CHAMPDOGZ]

Same here at 45

[@LOVE2Flute]

Excellent! Thank you. This is very helpful.

[@LaurenBateman]

Any time

[@DavidSL64]

Lauren, you always have great advice. And this was fantastic. Don’t stop the strumming. I love it.

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Thank you so much!!

[@cookingwithalphonse5239]

Thank you very much 🙏🏻🙏🏽🙏🏻

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You're welcome very much!

[@toroso6076]

Thanks!

[@LaurenBateman]

Hi Ray! You can check my guitar recommendations here kit.co/laurenbateman/guitar-recommendations

[@stanvice9945]

The thing i love about your videos is when i dont know what to do to make it better, i search "Lauren Bateman chord transitions" or "Lauren Bateman finger picking"... And youre always there for me. ❤ I'm trying to learn a song (Change - Blind Melon). Its just A, D and G. I have the chords down. I LOVE going to G from D. My pinkie is the whole hero there. But, the strumming pattern (dddduuududu) and the chord changes are killing me. I know this will help.

[@LaurenBateman]

You can do it!

[@davidbellamy5445]

Thank-you Lauren. This is very helpful. I’m definitely between a pauser and better chord changes. Your keep strumming advise is always on my mind when practicing. 🎸

[@LaurenBateman]

You're so welcome!

[@mcman47]

Once again Just what I needed at this point. Thank you

[@LaurenBateman]

Glad to help

[@toroso6076]

This is helping me already

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Awesome!

[@markjachimecki3457]

Great tip! Thanks Lauren!!!

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You're welcome 😊

[@gGXGUITAR]

You mentioned this in your course and I honed in on it. Made a big difference Lauren.

[@LaurenBateman]

Nice!

[@corinareiche7962]

Thanks for the great advise, I'm a stroke survivor relearning guitar again!

[@LaurenBateman]

You got this!

[@basingstoke63]

Hi Lauren . After nearly forty years I have decided to pick up the guitar again . I started out learning tunes by ,The Shadows . ( A British group of the 1960's ) . It's surprising how much I have forgotten , plus arthritic thumbs , and a rather high action fingerboard . But ,I shall persevere . I will say that yours is the best online tutorial I have come across . I am going to have fun working my way through your playlist . Kind regards and best wishes . Thankyou .

[@LaurenBateman]

Glad to hear that you are trying again. Keep it up!

[@stoopotts6908]

Great tips! I suffered with the stop syndrome a lot at first. Muscle memory did kick in for the basic chords eventually. Practice...practice...practice.

[@LaurenBateman]

Good stuff!

[@wildalbalass4867]

Great stuff. Many thanks.

[@LaurenBateman]

You are welcome!

[@annanikia7949]

Very good tips!

[@LaurenBateman]

Glad it was helpful!

[@rubentoro3305]

Awesome class,thanks

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Glad you liked it!

[@schalksteyn9594]

Awesome tips, thank you so much. Practice, practice and more practice is my moto. Love and blessings from Kruger Park in South Africa.🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🤗🤗🤗

[@LaurenBateman]

Keep it up!

[@Deedianamarie3880]

Thank you o very much 🙏 😊

[@LaurenBateman]

You are welcome!

[@mintybiscuit]

Oh been suffering from brain loop for ages! Great tips, so simple, fingers crossed it's a cure my loopy brain!

[@LaurenBateman]

You got this!

[@mickeli7155]

I do not want to come out like I´m some sort of Swedish gitarr stalker here :) But i do love when you do your "counts" 1 -2 - 3, its like music. Since i bought my first guitar this last summer, Im now on my third, and that is an Telecaster, and that one is soo incredible fun. I knew i wanted to learn. You have given my a solid foundation, to kick of from. I really cant thank you enuogh.

[@LaurenBateman]

Awesome! I'm happy that you enjoyed my lessons

[@1arualblack1]

good tips! The changes to Bminor or F chords always trip me up, I'm giving this a try :)

[@LaurenBateman]

Please do!

[@loasidasortiz9716]

Thks Lauren ur tips are so appropriated pause syndromes is my specialty 😂til now ur awesome!

[@LaurenBateman]

Glad you like them!

[@dswnsn]

Best video ever!

[@LaurenBateman]

Thank you!

[@dannypowers2487]

Great tip 👍

[@LaurenBateman]

Glad you think so!

[@dannypowers2487]

Did you just send me another message saying I won something and should direct message you ? Or is it a scam?

[@terrymitchell1282]

I'm a new subscriber ~ and an Old Beginner. I Quit trying 15 years ago.....~ I'm trying Again! I've already Learned So Much From You in a Month that Its Unbelievable!! Thank You! I Would Absolutely Love for You to Do a Play Along of " All I can Do is Write about It" by LYNYRD SKYNYRD. Thats the Song that Started Me on this Journey Many Years Ago. If I Could Lay that Down at a Campfire? It'd Be a Full Circle Moment for Me. Anyway.... Im Going To Follow You Forever! You Inspire Me! Thank You for Doing What You Do.

[@LaurenBateman]

Thank you, Terry for the recommendation. I get lots of song requests so I cannot guarantee that I will get to it, but I will definitely add it to my list.

[@MrFeathers7]

Thanks Lauren, helped me no end as a newby ! I'm trying to find a tutorial for This Train is Bound For Glory as it only has 3 cords ! Any help with this would be great !

[@LaurenBateman]

Thank you, Mark for the recommendation. I get lots of song requests so I cannot guarantee that I will get to it, but I will definitely add it to my list.

[@craigclark5845]

What pick are you using in this video Lauren ?

[@LaurenBateman]

This is actually a custom Lauren Bateman pick. It's essentially a white Dunlop Tortex 0.73mm pick. 😊

[@marccracchiolo4935]

This is great what I need my biggest problem is changing the C and or D cords. C takes a few seconds to get all the fingers in the right place but almost always comes out crisp and clean. D cord however I never seem to land the fingers right no man what I do unless I stop, take a minute to adjust, and then play it. Very frustrating cuz I know I can do this. Also, I play the G with my pinky because it really does allow for smooth quicker changes to other cords but it seems like the finger is always weak which also slows me down.

[@LaurenBateman]

Marc, glad to help!!!

[@alixlm1]

Hey, thanks again for another helpful post. I’ve been playing on and off for years and the main problem I have is the C chord change. That is going to a C. My fingers just don’t want to play the right shape! Any tips on that would be so helpful! Love from the UK.

[@LaurenBateman]

Really repetition over and over. Thousands of repetitions to get the muscle memory to set in.

[@alixlm1]

@@LaurenBateman Thank you.

[@hyllaf]

On your last strumming pattern D D DU DU... the DU IS an eighth note, the D a quarter note?

[@LaurenBateman]

Essentially yes

[@loops01]

This I need to work on..

[@Beak.C]

Same I can't really play much anymore cause of school yk 😭

[@LaurenBateman]

You can do it!

[@detectivecochese]

Is that a 6228FM with Bigsby on the wall??

[@LaurenBateman]

That's my Gretsch Duo Jet George Harrison model. It does have a Bigsby.

[@detectivecochese]

@@LaurenBateman beautiful, it looks a lot like my 6228 but I do not have rhe bigsby. Would love to hear some lessons with it... let the people hear that sweet gretsch sound.

[@jimkontos4221]

How can you speed up open chord change to Barr chords

[@LaurenBateman]

This would work, but anything is repetition and I'm talking thousands of repetitions to get it going.

[@jimkontos4221]

Cool thanks

[@XJacksonvilleX]

well if I want to play d d d d, can't i basically turn it into d d d d d and drop the last one? wouldn't it sound the same??

[@LaurenBateman]

Thanks for watching! Yes it will be the same sound if you will not strum any chord after the last down strum respectively.

[@XJacksonvilleX]

@@LaurenBateman got it. Appreciate you.

[@jumpmaster93]

You call it "Pause Syndrome"...I call it "Indie Rock artisinal musicality" Thanks for the tips, Lauren! Really appreciate the 7-level lessons!

[@LaurenBateman]

You got it!

[@italiad1013]

In #2…better way to say it, is to let the 3rd strum “ring out” which covers the skipped 4th ..either way👍

[@LaurenBateman]

Thank you!

[@angelad7164]

Hi lauren Its great to c what u r doing next its interesting Did u read my message that i sent u back when we were talking about stupid and i think u didnt understand me U thought i said im stupid but i said i were to think it but not now and u said if i think it must b stupid Hope u get what im saying its confussing Can i ask u is there a way to lower the strings to c if it helps me to make a sound and not a squeaky noise? I have a martin guitar do u think its not the rite guitar as i couldnt get a more expensive one rite now? Also with ur course things is there a time that i have to do it in or can i take my time? Love ur vlogs and iv liked and subscribed Sending love from wales uk🎸🎸🎸

[@LaurenBateman]

Hi Angela, sorry I misunderstood you. Yes, you can lower the strings. It's called lowering the action of the guitar. You might want to take your guitar to a local shop and help them do it for you the first time.

[@angelad7164]

@@LaurenBateman Hi lauren thanks 4 getting back to me cos i were a bit upset Do u have vlog showing us how to do the lowering of the strings? What were the answers to my questions about lessons?

[@hangman960]

Yes my chord changes are so bad

[@LaurenBateman]

Keep practicing, you can do it!

[@crayonsforbreakfast7859]

0:02 you dont gotta call me out like that cmon now

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[@gGXGUITAR]

Slow is smooth and smooth become fast

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You got it!

[@marccracchiolo4935]

Thanks!

[@LaurenBateman]

No problem!