Switching chords while finger picking
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 12:36 pm
Hi
I need some help on how to switch chords going from G to D as illustrated in my stolen video of "The Weary Kind" by Ryan Bingham.
No, this song is not in TARGET but the question I will eventually ask probably comes up in hundreds of songs. I know Neil has addressed it in some songs, but his lesson does not cover my question. More on that later.
I am going to post a short snippet of the video on U-tube, but first the basics.
We have two measures of the following: D, A, Bm,G,D,A; then one measure of D, one of G and back to D to begin the song. The picking pattern is BDEBDE throughout the whole intro.
Finally, here is the question. When Ryan goes from G to D, he manages to pick all six notes in G before switching to D. (You can see this very plainly at the end of the video.) For the life of me I cannot do this. I always either leave out the last note or hit it on an open E string. He seems to be doing neither, yet his hand does not seem to be moving all that fast!
I know Neil has spoken of moving one finger at a time and playing the last note open. I can't figure out how to move one finger going from G to D and if you play an open E, it sounds foul.
That's my December question. Any and all help is always appreciated.
TwoCatSam
I need some help on how to switch chords going from G to D as illustrated in my stolen video of "The Weary Kind" by Ryan Bingham.
No, this song is not in TARGET but the question I will eventually ask probably comes up in hundreds of songs. I know Neil has addressed it in some songs, but his lesson does not cover my question. More on that later.
I am going to post a short snippet of the video on U-tube, but first the basics.
We have two measures of the following: D, A, Bm,G,D,A; then one measure of D, one of G and back to D to begin the song. The picking pattern is BDEBDE throughout the whole intro.
Finally, here is the question. When Ryan goes from G to D, he manages to pick all six notes in G before switching to D. (You can see this very plainly at the end of the video.) For the life of me I cannot do this. I always either leave out the last note or hit it on an open E string. He seems to be doing neither, yet his hand does not seem to be moving all that fast!
I know Neil has spoken of moving one finger at a time and playing the last note open. I can't figure out how to move one finger going from G to D and if you play an open E, it sounds foul.
That's my December question. Any and all help is always appreciated.
TwoCatSam