Guitar players at all levels of proficiency have often been stifled by an inability to make clean and efficient chord changes. Here are some basic principles that I have found helpful in facilitating this basic skill.

Making the changes: Got your basic chords sounding good?  It’s time to start practicing your changes; the first thing to think of is economy of motion; try not to waste any finger energy. It’s just the movement and nothing extra; since fingers sometimes need to operate independently of each other, you need to think about which fingers need to go where, when. Not all fingers move at the same time. This is a concept that takes a little time and practice to achieve. Once you feel you have a good flow from chord A to B, reverse the process and go from chord B back to A.  Repeat several times. It’s critical to get into the habit of isolating the simple mechanical motions of moving the fingers from one chord structure to the next.  Once again, practice what you can’t play. You already know what you know.