Keep your fingers light and don't tense up your entire forearm or fingers while holding the chord. It's a bad habit to have whether you're playing chords or running scales as it tenses up the muscles, slowing down overall movement.

Practice this right from the start and observe the amt of pressure you're applying. Was having this problem without realising it for the first 3 yrs of learning. Only when my teacher started getting me to play faster progressions and pieces did I realise that I was having this problem. All in all, relax when you're playing!

This post has been edited by changhao: Dec 12 2006, 07:27 AM