Coordinate closed chord shapes with a short, percussive off-beat release.
Use the full beat to prepare each shape; shorten the sound as the movement becomes secure.
Numbers show fretting fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little finger.
A chop chord is both harmony and percussion. Fret the closed shape just before the off-beat, strum, then immediately release pressure without lifting away from the strings.
The diagrams show all four finger numbers. Form the shape from the index finger outward and keep the wrist aligned with the forearm.
The release creates the chop. Think “press–strum–relax” as one compact gesture.
Form each shape and check all four courses slowly.
Play the written whole-beat version to learn the move.
Then place the same chords on beats 2 and 4, using muted ghost motions on 1 and 3.
Mark it complete when you can play three relaxed, clean loops.