New Chord
Hold the F chord you learned last week, then place your 3rd finger alongside it on the next string.
Try practicing changing, slowly at first, between F and Dm by lifting and replacing finger 3:
Now try practicing changing, slowly at first, between F and G7 by holding finger 1 on the E string and pivoting the other two fingers across to the C and A strings:
Now have a go at the C - Dm - G7 chord progression:
Finally, the C - F - G7 progression:
Once you feel comfortable with these chord progressions, try playing (and maybe singing along!) to the first two verses of Jamaica Farewell:
The full song sheet in can be downloaded here: Jamaica Farewell
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