I’m up to chord transitioning and strumming without stopping at the same time.

I agree. Don’t underestimate the thinking. Thinking ahead was my biggest help to smooth transitions.

"that's not how anything is done in the world" so true

I agree about doing it one finger at a time. I started doing that before I watched this video earlier today and it’s getting better faster. Everyone that says to just jump straight to the chord I feel is jumping steps in the process.

And 10 years ago after 35 years of playing $300, 12 string guitars because they carried the tune longer. I learned that it is the strings that you don’t touch that sustains the cord during the cord change. Thanks for the memories! I purchased a used martin JD 15 with a broken neck that I fixed in 30 minutes off of eBay for $300, I learned sustainability. Pluck one string and count to 10 if you can still hear it on 10 then that is a good guitar that will sustain the cord you just played while you are finger placing and thinking of the next cord to play. I’m still a student though. Thanks!

I actually started to do it intuitively with D Am chord change & thought it really helped

That lowest note helped me a lot thanks .... Love from India ❤❤

I have issues transitioning from one opinion of how to do this to the next 😉 but this makes the most sense, slow and steady wins the race 🙏

Thank you Eric Sir, for reminding me of this. I have already joined your Complete Guitar Course on Udemy. You have got nice voice and way of explaining and expressing the stuff with your so many years of wide long guitar journey experience.

Your tips have really helped this beginner enjoy playing even more. Thankyou for that

Life saver! 😍 I just started learning and this has been driving me crazy! Thank you!

Great technique for us visual learners!!

Love you man

I have this same faith guitar. Lovely one ❤

I must be wrong for doing it the opposite. I always jump to the highest notes first, that way if I am a bit slow my first strum can at least hit the right notes as my other fingers get there in time for the second strum. So that if I am going to a g chord, and am late with the lower note, at least I am still playing a g chord with just the high e string fingered for the g. I strum just the four strings the first strum until my fingers are placed. It always made sense to me.

the thumbnail looked like a white guitar. it is indeed a beauty just very shiny lol

James Hetfield’s long lost brother.

I have afantasia. I don’t have a minds eye.

I've just started playing again after not picking a guitar up after over 10 years.. I'm fine with most chord transitions it's just the barre chords that take me longer to switch to... also learning moonlight sonata and it has quite a few barre chords haha

I can't even move to D chord from G chord. I'm starting to thinking that anybody who can switching chord smoothly has superpower.

Wow

thank you youtube james hetfiled

Thanks Erich!

I definitely agreed with you

You look like Daryl Braithwaites' American Doppelganger I was confused for a second

I only struggle moving to bar chords quickly. I can do barr chords and make them sound good. Just not fast after other chords

Im up to barre chords now its so hard ..

Nice

Question. I am disabled and have a bad back. So staying in a good posture is hard for me, the back straight, sitting position, i also cant stand that long. Any tips for practicing?

What about for chords that you slide vertically like power chords?

Metallica called they want James back

Beginner: Do I need to stop a note before another one is played? I will play for example: 6th E Third Fret and when I go to take my finger off the string to transition to another note it makes an off key sound?

Just watched a video that revealed that not everyone has a mind’s eye. The comments show that a mind’s eye is not as common as we thought.

james hetfield?

UNclear. Lowest note being what. U mean the lowest string i.e. the high E?