AHHHH

so for the life of me I am STRUGGLING to switch chords with my left hand while picking a fingerstyle pattern. have been playing a bit over 6 months :(

When I'm playing chords with a flatpick I can switch just about any chord easily, but when I am playing fingerstyle/individual strings with a pick I can barely switch the most basic open chords.

I've been at this for two weeks now.. switching between C and G major chord mainly.

What I've been doing:

• playing the first string of the pattern, then switching the chord and repeating.

• practicing practicing practicing...

• going slowly

switching chords feels so forced and even trying to "force" the change I just butcher it and can't seem to get my fingers straight. I've been noticing extra tension when changing chords fingerstyle, which I've actively tried to lighten, and then it's more to "think about".

then I start thinking too much about what I'm doing.

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Please offer tips / tricks / resources to help me through this.

Edit: i honestly have a very loose understanding of what arpeggio even is. It just sounded educated.

Also, after writing this, I kind've reflected on what exactly good practice is. I just slowed down, and added in a few other chords to switch to, I'm using p and I, root and 2cnd string as the first notes of the pattern, and just switched around from chords in a rythmn. slowly. started to come together. Did this for about 15-20 minutes with small rests to stare in amazement at electric covers on youtube. still botching chord changes and it is just frustrating when I can switch so easily with the only difference of a pick in my hand

So for the life of me I am struggling to switch chords with my left hand while picking a fingerstyle pattern. have been playing a bit over 6 months :(

When I'm playing chords with a flatpick I can switch just about any chord easily, but when I am playing fingerstyle/individual strings with a pick I can barely switch the most basic open chords.

I've been at this for two weeks now.. switching between C and G major chord mainly.

What I've been doing:

• playing the first string of the pattern, then switching the chord and repeating.

• practicing practicing practicing...

• going slowly

switching chords feels so forced and even trying to "force" the change I just butcher it and can't seem to get my fingers straight. I've been noticing extra tension when changing chords fingerstyle, which I've actively tried to lighten, and then it's more to "think about".

then I start thinking too much about what I'm doing.

-

Please offer tips / tricks / resources to help me through this.

Edit: i honestly have a very loose understanding of what arpeggio even is. It just sounded educated.

Also, after writing this, I kind of reflected on what exactly good practice is. I just slowed down, and added in a few other chords to switch to, I'm using p and I, root and 2nd string as the first notes of the pattern, and just switched around from chords in a rhythm. slowly. started to come together. Did this for about 15-20 minutes with small rests to stare in amazement at electric covers on youtube. still botching chord changes and it is just frustrating when I can switch so easily with the only difference of a pick in my hand

AHHHH

so for the life of me I am STRUGGLING to switch chords with my left hand while picking a fingerstyle pattern. have been playing a bit over 6 months :(

When I'm playing chords with a flatpick I can switch just about any chord easily, but when I am playing fingerstyle/individual strings with a pick I can barely switch the most basic open chords.

I've been at this for two weeks now.. switching between C and G major chord mainly.

What I've been doing:

• playing the first string of the pattern, then switching the chord and repeating.

• practicing practicing practicing...

• going slowly

switching chords feels so forced and even trying to "force" the change I just butcher it and can't seem to get my fingers straight. I've been noticing extra tension when changing chords fingerstyle, which I've actively tried to lighten, and then it's more to "think about".

then I start thinking too much about what I'm doing.

-

Please offer tips / tricks / resources to help me through this.

AHHHH

so for the life of me I am STRUGGLING to switch chords with my left hand while picking a fingerstyle pattern. have been playing a bit over 6 months :(

When I'm playing chords with a flatpick I can switch just about any chord easily, but when I am playing fingerstyle/individual strings with a pick I can barely switch the most basic open chords.

I've been at this for two weeks now.. switching between C and G major chord mainly.

What I've been doing:

• playing the first string of the pattern, then switching the chord and repeating.

• practicing practicing practicing...

• going slowly

switching chords feels so forced and even trying to "force" the change I just butcher it and can't seem to get my fingers straight. I've been noticing extra tension when changing chords fingerstyle, which I've actively tried to lighten, and then it's more to "think about".

then I start thinking too much about what I'm doing.

-

Please offer tips / tricks / resources to help me through this.

Edit: i honestly have a very loose understanding of what arpeggio even is. It just sounded educated.

Also, after writing this, I kind've reflected on what exactly good practice is. I just slowed down, and added in a few other chords to switch to, I'm using p and I, root and 2cnd string as the first notes of the pattern, and just switched around from chords in a rythmn. slowly. started to come together. Did this for about 15-20 minutes with small rests to stare in amazement at electric covers on youtube. still botching chord changes and it is just frustrating when I can switch so easily with the only difference of a pick in my hand