Practice Routine for E and A Chords

Course: E and A Chords

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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.