Practice Chord Transitions With These 3 Strum/Stop Exercises

Hey Rockers, 

Here is the fourth episode in a series of Guitar Exercises - short videos to help you improve your technique from an amateur to a more advanced guitar player.

This episode focuses on 3 strum-and-stop exercises for the guitar. By practicing pauses/mutes/rests, you can understand how to play chord transitions better on the guitar, as well as the accuracy of your picking. 

Chord Transitions - Exercises

  • Rest for a semibreve/whole note (4 notes)
  • Rest for a minim/half note (2 notes) 
  • Rest for a crotchet/quarter note (1 note)

Enjoy!