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Sore.fingers
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Sore.fingers
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Joined: 07/15/21
Posts: 49
11/07/2021 3:53 pm

Hi, I finished GF1 and I'm taking some time to learn a few songs, before continuing my journey with GF2, and it feels great. I still struggle with some chord changes, but I know how to solve some issues I'm having. However, I'm not really sure how to emphasize certain chords in a song. In Bad Moon Rising, Caren teaches to put an emphasis on beats 2 and 4, but what does it mean? Did I see it correctly that she doesn't play all the strings on beats 1 and 3 and big beautiful strums on all the strings on beat 2 and 4? Or does she play beats 1 and 3 with a lighter touch? I understood that strums 2 and 4 should be played normal and that I should lay back a little bit on beats 1 and 3, but I'm not really sure what this 'laid back strums' really mean. Is there anyone

who can help me out?