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It does take more right arm forearm pressure than I normally use though. A while back I went to relearn playing barre chords after playing for 20 years. I found that I was originally cheating and in fact they would only work well for E and A shapes as I wasn't fretting all strings evenly. I looked at a lot of the advice on the Internet and started working with the right forearm change as well as fretting my barre index finger slightly more to the side and straightening it some. the thumb position and related left arm / shoulder all played into it as well. My thumb tends to follow classical guidance and I have also found higher up the neck getting the thumb more evenly spaced between the barre and the other fingers from the nut to bridge standpoint is important as well. I also painfully worked through Spanish Romance as a piece and it really helped cement / improve barre technique. Last edited by Aspiring; 03-07-2024 at 09:29 AM. |
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You talk about keep the elbow away from the body, but that seems to me keeps the index hand rotating the wrong direction. That's if you are using the edge of the index finger opposite the thumb. (That's viewing the hand off the fretboard). I understand, and I agree with the concept of using the edge of the index finger. I also thought you were supposed to keep the index finger parallel to the fret.
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Whatever it takes for the OP to play the piece/song musically.
Generally my thumb is behind the neck in line with the barre, but I'm sure if there is also a stretch with my fretting pinky the position probably shifts a bit.
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not trying to confuse the question but also learning and using alternative chord shapes vs full barre shapes will come in very handy, like 2-3 or 4 note chords. 1 moveable example Gmin7 3x333x
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