Practicing Chord Changes (JamPlay)

It’s one thing to learn a few guitar chords. But in the beginning, the real challenge is switching between chords. In this pack, Marcelo teaches you the most common chord progressions while providing guidance for finger placement, measuring pressure, and learning the “movable shapes” that let you play your first few songs. Changing chords effectively is the skill set that’s sure to take a new guitarist from stuck to strumming in no time!

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Practicing Chord Changes (JamPlay)

About this course

It’s one thing to learn a few guitar chords. But in the beginning, the real challenge is switching between chords. In this pack, Marcelo teaches you the most common chord progressions while providing guidance for finger placement, measuring pressure, and learning the “movable shapes” that let you play your first few songs. Changing chords effectively is the skill set that’s sure to take a new guitarist from stuck to strumming in no time!

What you'll learn

  • Play the B7 chord with proper four-finger technique
  • Play the complete I-IV-V progression (E7-A7-B7) in the key of E
  • Practice chord changes with metronome using downstrokes and alternate strumming
  • Move bass notes chromatically down from G to F# to Em
  • Walk bass notes up from C to A minor
Release date: 10/20/2021 • 2h 56m runtime
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Sample lessons
A Very Common Progression: I-VI-ii-V
A Very Common Progression: I-VI-ii-V
Lesson
The Beatles B7 Story
The Beatles B7 Story
Lesson
The Barre Chord
The Barre Chord
Lesson

What's included

22 lessons • 17 charts

Introduction
Marcelo kicks off the series.
You and Your Guitar
Your relationship with your guitar is important, what's the best approach?
C to Am
Learn how to change from C to AM.
C to Am
Practice what you've learned in the previous lesson.
G to Em
Learn how to change from G to Em.
G to Em
Practice what you've learned in the previous lesson.
A Very Common Progression: I-VI-ii-V
Learn the I-VI-ii-V Progression.

+ 15 more lessons

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Reviews

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ac0ust1c

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06/24/25

Practicing chord changes

Found this to be very informative and helpful for a common problem to beginners

phisch

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02/23/25

simple, easy, step by step

Sindibad

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02/23/25

Marcelo Berestovoy's Practicing Chord Changes

This lesson develops several tricks for a clean guitar sound. All means are welcome.

DHIGHTOWER

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11/30/24

Not earth shattering or eye opening, but I learned a nice practice drill.

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