I am learning guitar for about 5-6 months now.I can shift between almost all major/minor and 7th chords, but at times it's not accurate. sometimes i miss a string or sometimes i shift late Is there any exercise which will help speed me up and also increase accuracy ?will doing normal finger exercises help in this case ?
practice is the key..............and scales etc will not only help you in shifting fingers but later on while composing solos and music........so go and practice and dun come back until you can play manhattan ..............
1) do practice..practice...and practice by mixing the chords like play with various combinations of chords 2) do not play at the time of listening to music...play with your own timings and singing
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