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Learning Suspensions

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Whether finger picking, cross picking, or simply playing chords, an understanding of how chord suspensions work is vital for all guitar players! Most every guitar picker probably plays a suspension here or there, but may not even know what they're doing. In this lesson, you'll learn the origins behind suspended chords and how to use them in your playing!

Chords Key of A Key of D Key of G Scales Theory

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  1. SlowHandSteve ·

    Got about 80% of this one down but the third measure keeps tripping me. Anybody else find that part awkward at speed?

  2. Wes Pittman ·

    Metronome at 60 and no faster until it's clean twice through. Boring but it works.

  3. Nate Overby ·

    Welcome aboard — you picked a good one to start on.

  4. Katie Clark Support ·

    Glad it clicked! That timing is the whole point of this lesson, so if that landed you got what you came for.

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