Chord-change trainer: one-minute changes, scored

Why one-minute changes work

Slow chord changes come from the movement between shapes, not the shapes themselves. Practising songs mixes that movement in with everything else; the one-minute drill isolates it and repeats it 20, 40, 60 times in a row. Because you count only clean changes, speed never comes at the cost of buzzing notes.

Typical progress: 15–20 changes in the first round, 40–60 within two weeks of daily rounds. At around 60 clean changes a minute you can play most songs that use that pair at normal tempo. The method and six more drills are explained in how to change chords faster.

The six pairs

Honest counting

You tap the pad yourself for each change where every string rings. That keeps you in charge of what “clean” means — and it’s the reason the score reflects real progress. FRET doesn’t claim to judge the quality of your playing; it gives you a timer, the diagrams and a record of your rounds.

Tip: do two rounds per session with a short rest between them, and write nothing off — a bad round after a good one usually means tired fingers, not lost progress.

Part of your routine

In FRET’s guided practice sessions, chord steps such as “G to C changes” use the same counting pad with a metronome click, so your daily routine includes measured chord work without setting anything up. If you’re just starting with open shapes, see beginner guitar chords.