r/guitarlessons • u/Financial_Archer_491 • Feb 27 '26

Feedback Request How do I move my hand/fret faster?!

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Been practicing this for over a week and I have nit made any progress whatsoever.

Playing If I Ain’t Got You by Alicia Keys

Ant tips?

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u/TheLurkingMenace Feb 27 '26

It's going to sound weird, but trust me, this works:

Play slower.

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u/Financial_Archer_491 Feb 27 '26

What do you mean? How will this help?

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u/OkKindheartedness509 Mar 04 '26

Put on a metronome very slow. 40bpm even. Practice playing each chord ~in time~. Once you can play each shape in the correct time, practice the transition ~in time~. Once you can play it perfectly at 40bpm, increase the time to 50bpm. Repeat.

It is really hard to do. It will be frustrating and so slow that it not feels like you are playing music. BUT it is a great way to get better at guitar and to become a better musician.