Day 4 of 10 · The loop

Hey Tomasz,

Here's where all this is heading. Four chords, one bar each, round and round: G, D, Em and C. Here they are on a real guitar:

Fingers not ready for full shapes? EZ Chords in the player give you two-finger versions of G, C and D.

Musicians call them I, V, vi and IV. Here's what those numbers mean:

Move the loop into another key and it's the backbone of songs like these:

Now learn it with me. Four slow downs on each chord, and watch where the fingers go:

See the word lift on the last &? That's when your fingers leave for the next chord. Tomorrow I'll show you why it works. Messy changes are fine today.

TOMORROW → the free half beat in every bar that puts your chord changes on time.

Talk soon,