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JStewart
I Walk the Line
Joined: 07/10/08
Posts: 76
JStewart
I Walk the Line
Joined: 07/10/08
Posts: 76
03/01/2010 5:08 am
I am still not happy about my switches and it has been 2 years since I started playing seriously. It comes down to muscle memory, as a beginner you are focusing on moving your fingers individually, you can not help this its just how your brain works. After time you grab an entire chord at once, that is where muscle memory comes in. When I want to play a C now all three fingers go there at once, when I first started I was watching 1 finger at a time move much more slowly then what I thought they should be.

Keep picking at it, the skill will come with repetition
God said to Abraham, “Kill me a son”
Abe says, “Man, you must be puttin’ me on”
God say, “No.” Abe say, “What?”
God say, “You can do what you want Abe, but
The next time you see me comin’ you better run”
Well Abe says, “Where do you want this killin’ done?”
God says, “Out on Highway 61”