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Anchored Fingers

Instructor: Tom Quayle
Topic: Chords
Style: Any Style
Level: Beginner
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    Anchored Fingers - Explanation Tom Quayle
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    Instructor: Tom Quayle Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Any Style

    Excerpt: Hi there and welcome to this tutorial on anchored fingers. "Anchored fingers" refers to the idea that when we change between chords on the guitar, it's very common to keep some fingers in place on the fretboard while we move others. The fingers which stay in place, in other words on the same string and fret number, are called anchored fingers. This occurs b...

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    Anchored Fingers - Exercise Tom Quayle
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    Instructor: Tom Quayle Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Any Style

    Excerpt: Okay - so here's the TAB/Notation for the exercise. Don't worry too much about the chord names. One thing at a time here, so learn the exercise slowly and accurately and then gradually speed it up until you can feel your finger independence and coordination getting better. Good luck! Tom

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