Now, after some practice, I think switching between A, D and G works quite ok, I’m progressing to the next chapter. This introduces E, which is not hard to hold, but gives me some headaches when switching quickly from D – I guess I need to practice this a bit more.
What’s harder is that I have to play simple bass lines; playing bass lines basically seems to mean to play the most upper string with the thumb first and then the rest – but only those that would be hit normally as well.
Coordinating the left hand to press the correct strings while using your right hand thumb to hit the right string in the right way is too much for me right now; practicing slow first probably will give me the experience, but that’s not for the impatient. But who said I wouldn’t need patience after all…
I glanced a few pages further -next is H7; doesn’t look too simple, though. I’ll stay with this lesson, but am pausing, ’cause my fingertips hurt now.