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satchelpig
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satchelpig
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11/19/2012 12:05 am
I'm about a week in, and I realize this is a process that you can't rush. I'm not being impatient . . . I'm just trying to develop reasonable expectations.

I'm trying to learn my first 3 chords in Guitar fundamentals 1 (A, D and E chords). Finding it very awkward and difficult, though at least my fingers are starting to callous enough that practicing isn't super-painful.

Anyway, it instinctively feels impossible to get the precision of the finger placements right consistently, let alone to switch between them with any kind of timing and rhythm . . . how quickly does that tend to come, assuming you're practicing daily?

One other question -- I'm having a major problem with "Buzz" on my A major chord, coming chiefly from the D string (index finger). When I remove my other fingers, I can kill the buzz by moving my index finger closer to the fret, but if I'm cramming 3 fingers into the second fret this is difficult to do. Am I missing something obvious?