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This is a sneak peek, an actual part of the whole "I Just Wanna Play The Darned Thing" 90-Day Workshop! This tutorial might be the most important thing you’ve ever read . . . up until now!

Here is a PROMISE from me, to you . . . If you just follow what I show you here, for just 90days, you'll be about 2 YEARS farther ahead of where you are right now. 90 days, not 2 years. First ya gotta read! By now, you know how I teach in a tutorial. Exactly how I teach students lessons live! It’s important to understand the WHY, not only the WHAT! Then I’ll set you up with a practice routing that will dramatically propel your skills through the roof! A fairly simple routine that will have you changing from ANY chord to ANY other chord with lightning speed! And for the “pickers” reading this, will improve your articulation! And turn you into a Speed Picker! I get a lot of comments from beginners about which fingers you "should" use to play a particular chord. The reality is . . . the fingers used should not always even be the same! EX: Do you, should you play a simple open Em with fingers 1&2, 2&3, 3&4, or should you just lay your 1st finger down on strings 4 & 5, and play the power chord. The answer is . . . YES! Not "which", but ALL of the above! The reason you are supposed to be doing finger exercises, playing ALL combinations (permutations) of all 4 fingers is to build muscle memory, as well as hand and finger strength. The reason you should be practicing ALL permutations of the chords you know, playing one chord, with one other chord, over and over . . . dozens of times. Then picking another chord to play with the first, over and over. Then picking a 3rd chord to play with the first, over and over, is so your fingers KNOW the fretboard. Any finger needs to be able to play any note when required. You don't play a specific note with a specific finger. Nor do you play a specific chord with a specific group of fingers. You play a note using the most logical finger, determined by what note was played before it, AND what note is going to be played NEXT! It's exactly the same with chords! NOTE: I’m not talking about a specific scale pattern that requires proper fingering. The correct finger for each fret! That’s a different topic all together. If you're moving to an open Em, knowing the following chord will be a 4 finger open G, or C add9, or 4 finger open Em7 . . . you play the Em using fingers 1&2. If you're moving from a chord to Em, then to Am, you play the Em using fingers 2&3. Some will say that's confusing. That's because right now you have to stop and think about what chord you're playing, and what comes next. But if you do the finger exercises properly, for what ALL pros tell you should be at least 10 minutes before EVERY practice session . . . And if your practice session STARTS with playing every permutation of the chords you know . . . you will not have to THINK about what fingers to use to play any chord. Your fingers will automatically move where they need to go! While you're reading your lyrics with chords, and your eyes see the next chords coming, the fingers will decide which are the best choice to use, not you! It will be an automatic reaction, not a planned thought! Muscle memory will do what it's designed to do! Many of you argue in these groups about things they should remain quiet about, because they don't have the knowledge to speak wisely! Making opinionated comments. "You should play the chord with THESE fingers because . . . " Mid-Tutorial Summary: You play a chord by playing the required notes, the required strings and frets. What fingers you use is determined by what chord you came from, AND what chord you’re going to next! Those of you who refuse to learn to play ALL chords with ALL finger combinations will never build the required muscle memory to be able to automatically play the correct finger combination when appropriate, because you never developed the muscle memory to do so! And THAT is costing you YEARS! THAT is HOLDING YOU BACK! I've seen so many people in different guitar and music forums say they've been playing for 15, 20, FORTHY YEARS and there are still things they can't do, or have trouble doing! There is NO way possible, baring physical disability, not to be able to do something you've practiced properly for a reasonable amount of time! This is NOT rocket science! But it IS science! And nothing is hard to do! Some things just take longer to develope muscle memory than others. Some things require a bit more of a stretch than others. But . . . IT'S NOT HARD! If something requires a "stretch", then you need to work longer each session on finger exercises that STRETCH you hand and fingers! If a chord combination is more difficult for you than others, you need to spend more time on the chord exercises for THAT chord combination! Here's just one very simple example. Let's say you're learning how to play open Am for the 1st time. And you are learning from a skilled instructor. He or she will tell you to practice the chord using fingers 1, 2 & 3. AND with fingers 2, 3 & 4! So you do! And are soon able to move from one finger set to the other with no problem. THEN . . . down the road, your instructor says . . . Now you're going to learn a Bm. All you do is play Am using fingers 2, 3 and 4 up 2 frets, and play the 1st string, 2nd fret, with finger 1. And guess what? You do it with ZERO difficulty! Because your fingers already KNOW the 2, 3, 4 finger Am! And your 1st finger KNOWS where the 1st string is, and where the 2nd fret is! There are specific finger exercises for guitarists! LEARN a handful exercises, and do them EVERY DAY to warm up! To build hand and finger strength. To build . . . muscle memory! Then practice ALL of your chords WITH each other chord. This will all be in the detailed routine later. But to give you an idea . . . G ''' Em ''' G ''' Em ''' (repeat many times! Then go to another chord, keeping chord 1!) G ''' C ''' G ''' C ''' % Next chord. G ''' D ''' G ''' D '''. Repeat until you played G with ALL of the other chords you know! G-Am, G-A, G-B7, G-Bm, G-Dm, etc. THEN REPEAT from the beginning, using the 4 finger G! Yes, do all of the combinations AGAIN! Once you finish playing G with all the chords you know, go to a 2nd chord, and do the same thing. Em ''' C ''' - Em ''' D ''' - Em - Am, Em-A, Em-B7, Em-Bm, etc. Then go to the next chord and do it all again! THIS is how you should be practicing every day, every practice session! Finger exercises to warm up. All chord permutations. THEN work on learning songs, learning new chords, scales, etc. Learning a bit of theory! If you will just follow what I said above for 90 days, you'll be about 2 YEARS farther ahead of where you are right now. 90 days, not 2 years. OK, here’s the deal! Below is a link to Part 2! It’s a hands on, get to work routine, daily routine, laid out in detail. If you work the plan, not only will you do everything you can do now, better, but you’ll learn new things infinitely faster! Learn new chords almost instantly! Be able to play new scales almost instantly! The routine not only helps you do what you do now, but teaches you how to learn new things!

Click the link below to go to Part 2: The Routine! Here's the link! (Keep this to yourself! It's part of a "pay for" workshop!) Actually, if you enjoy the whole thing, spread the word! But don't just give them this link! Send them to Wayne's Corner!

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