Originally Posted by: hdoran...One thing I did that I would recommend to anyone is to practice transitions through an easy I-IV-V progression for different keys...
...The I_IV_V progression is so common in music that you will find this extremely useful as a practice method.
The I-vi-IV-V progression concluded with I-IV-I-V7, A-G, is about 25 minutes of my daily practice. I run through each key twice; 16 measures with open chords, 16 measures with barre chords - always with a metronome (C and F keys get a another run through using a third voicing).
Over time I use different strum patterns/rhythms.
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