Press your finger on each fret. Then release it. All fingers should be in contact with the string at all times. Go!

It's official - today was our most attended Coffee Hour ever with the following members all showing up armed with their guitars: @Terrence Brannon @Larry Marchant @Nina Haskins (first time) @Ani Kambur We covered the following: - elbow positioning (activating a gravity assist) - thumb position to help open strings and avoid muting - refingering chords to make changing chords easier - ELO's "Telephone Line" was used an example to show refingering, guide fingers, and preparation Honestly, it's better if you just watch the lesson! Josh

Hi fellow conquerors! I've made a neat little video teaching how I play this classic song from the 1940 Disney classic 'Pinocchio'. There are a bunch of chords crammed into just 18 seconds of arrangement so you'll need all of the techniques to get this one under control! - guiding - preparation - landing (looking where you're going to land, not where you're at) - learning the chords before trying to hack your way through - pivoting I play a jazzy (difficult) arrangement at the beginning, and then I segue straight into an easier version with a click track. I've provided a pdf of the simple arrangement here. Also, the jazzy version uses exactly the same chords but I just change the rhythm to jazz it up a little. Let your fingers fly!