Practice Routine for E and A Chords

Course: E and A Chords

In this video

I outline a great practice routine for students studying level one of The Andy Guitar Beginner Guitar Course.

At the end of each Beginner course, I’ll give you my recommended practice routine. The following routine should last about 20 minutes.

Practice Routine for E and A Chords (20 minutes most days)

 Chord Practice

  • Build your calluses, get your fingers use to making chord shapes automatically

 Rhythm Practice

  • Stay on 1 chord and practice the 4 down strums, ideally with the drum loop provided in lesson 2

 Chord Sequences -

  • ||E |A |E |A || This chord sequence played on the beat is totally essential!

Song Practice - To fast track while covering the essentials, I recommend:

Click the Course Songs button below to find All the song tutorials recommended to learn along side this course.

Course Songs

'E and A Chords' Goals

Here are your goals for this level. Once you can do these - move on to the next level D Chords and Beginner Basics!

  •  Be able to play the E and A chords from memory

  •  Be able to play E and A in any of the recommended sequences

  •  Be able to play 3 songs from the list, and have a go at playing these along to the record

  • Be sure to make use of the three jam tacks!

Next Up: How To Use A 'Capo'

Well done! Let's jump into the next lesson of the course.

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