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Often people ask me when to change chords. Well, on the one hand the chords are usually written above the corresponding text passage which you can find on the Internet or in books. At that point where the new chord is written, that’s where the old chord has to be replaced, it’s that simple. But sometimes neither the text passage nor the chord is correct, unfortunately. Then you should look for different versions of the song. That sometimes happens to the author because of different formats and programs that he or she is working with. But on the other hand at some point you must develop a feeling for the best timing when to change chords. That just happens to be a real matter of feeling, just like a rhythm.

That is why you should always start with really easy songs if you still have problems with it, like for instance “Lady in black“, “The drunken sailor“, “Hymn“ and “Tom Dooley“, each with 2 chords. A really great song to practice changing chords is an old and popular tune. It has many chord changes, that’ s how you learn it best. Each chord is strummed one or more times and you can hear inevitably that you have to change the chord. Practice it with single strums. For each chord symbol you strum down on the guitar with the thumb on your right hand.