Couple of things to try:

On the first beat of the second measure, try making that chord a hold, perhaps a hold of the piano and guitar only, like this: G...db

Or in the second measure, try G,G.. to make the second beat a shot. This might stop the "carry over" that you don't like hearing cut off when your D chord comes in on beat three.

No way to know what these will sound like for particular styles. Can you tell us, what is the style you are using, and what is the tempo? It would also help us to know which instrument(s) are a problem. The guitar, for example, often anticipates a chord without you entering a push.




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