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Originally Posted by ARiley
So instructor tonight had us working on barre chords. All the men in the class can do them easily; all the women struggle. Smaller hands, less powerful grips. For me, another issue -- stiffness. (Hey, I'm old, we all get that way if we're lucky.)
I have a D'Addario vari-grip exerciser to squeeze and strengthen grip, but do you all have any recommendations that will help me regain flexibility -- and stretch! -- in that nondominant little left hand?
Thanks!
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A couple of tips:
Barre right next to (almost on top of) the fret
Practice barring and pluck only the notes you needed fretted by the barre individually. You don't need to make all 6 clean, just the notes you will use in that chord/passage. This one really helped me adjust the barre to get the necessary notes clean while letting the unused ones do whatever. This can really reduce the pressure needed, and let you adjust your barre finger up and down to keep finger joints away from strings you need fretted cleanly.