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Originally Posted by motojunky
I'm genuinely curious how you've been able to play for years without playing bar(re) chords. I've seen several posts over the course of a couple of years that tell me you aren't the only one. I can see how you'd do an F or Bmin, but what about say an F#min? Are you just playing the bottom three strings?
I had this illusion early on that if I learned to play barre chords I'd be "good." Turns out that it is possible to be able to play barre chords and still be no good. I have an adequate chord vocabulary at this point (~2.5 years in) but I'm far from being a musician.
I know it's possible but I've not really looked at alternatives. I'd like to hear how you (or others) who play around using barre chords.
Thanks!
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I never barre and have a number of alternatives. Examples from 1st to 6th string:
"F" - Index finger on strings 1 & 2 (1st fret)
2nd finger on 3rd string (2nd fret)
ring finger on 4th & 5th strings (3rd fret)
Thumb on 6th string (1st fret)
"Fm" -Index finger on strings 1, 2, & 3 (1st fret)
ring finger on 4th & 5th strings (3rd fret)
Thumb on 6th string (1st fret)
"Bb" - Index finger on 1st string (1st fret)
Ring finger on 2nd & 3rd strings (3rd fret)
2nd finger on 4th string (3rd fret)
Thumb on 5th & 6th string (1st fret)
"Bbmin- Index finger on 1st string (1st fret)
2nd finger on 2nd string (2nd fret)
Ring finger on 3rd & 4th strings (3rd fret)
Thumb on 5th & 6th string (1st fret)
Move any/all of these shapes up the fingerboard to desired chord name.