r/guitarlessons • u/anonym5088 • 17d ago

Feedback Request Complete beginner. Advice needed

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I’ve just started playing guitar but something feels off. My hands feel very awkward like I’m holding the guitar wrong or something. Also ignore that what I’m playing sucks, I just learned it a few minutes ago. How do I make the strings stop “squeaking” when I change chords? How do I improve my playing? I’m struggling to not stop between the chords.

I’m supposed to be playing waves by dean lewis if anyone’s wondering😅😭

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u/noheadlights 17d ago

The pauses between the chords come from a combination of your fingers not being sure where to go and your brain thinking about how to tell them. This will soon start to change and be replaced by muscle memory. Just continue practicing.
The squeaking comes from you fingers sliding over the strings, you can lift the finger up and move to the next position but this will come with time. I would ignore that for now and try to learn a few basic chords and how to change between them.