barre chords - Page 3

crowdedstr · #31 11-26-2003, 04:53 PM

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Originally posted by the floodzone
A lot of people mention rotating the finger; what side or which way do you mean? If I'm looking at the back of my hand, not the palm side, do I want the left or right side of my index finger on the fretboard?

rotate your finger toward the headstock of your guitar....

Ninjato · #32 11-26-2003, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by the floodzone
A lot of people mention rotating the finger; what side or which way do you mean? If I'm looking at the back of my hand, not the palm side, do I want the left or right side of my index finger on the fretboard?

Chris

If you are looking at your palm as if getting ready to hold the frets, rotate your hand slightly to the left (counterclockwise)if you are fretting w/ your left hand, so the left outside edge or better yet the "corner" of your index finger is used...the edge where it starts to curve from the flat of your hand (palm side) to the side of your hand by the barring index finger.

nhsmitty · #33 11-26-2003, 09:01 PM

barre chords and AC/DC helped train my ear..

Tom S. · #34 11-26-2003, 10:56 PM

Check to see that the natural depressions under the knuckle don't fall exactly on a string or that one will be hard to play cleanly.

Imapickn · #35 11-27-2003, 05:19 AM

lots of good tips, here.... thanks.

flatfive · #36 11-28-2003, 02:57 PM

Here is a link to a useful essay on barre chord technique. http://www.guitarprinciples.com/Gett...er/essay15.htm

twangman51 · #37 11-28-2003, 03:16 PM

Here's my input, if you find them difficult after a couple of months of trying (or even after a couple of weeks, get down to your local guitar store and try the same on some other guitars to see if any feel 'easier' to barre, if this doesn't work, give up trying a 'proper barre shape and improvise by putting the left thumb over the neck to fret the low 'e' string and then fret the rest of the notes with fingers holding down the two top strings with the index finger, good luck

the floodzone · #38 11-28-2003, 07:00 PM

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Originally posted by flatfive
Here is a link to a useful essay on barre chord technique. http://www.guitarprinciples.com/Gett...er/essay15.htm

Thanks for the link! Looks like it could be pretty helpful, just got to print it out to read it while sitting with the guitar.

Chris

Ninjato · #39 11-30-2003, 09:10 AM

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Originally posted by flatfive
Here is a link to a useful essay on barre chord technique. http://www.guitarprinciples.com/Gett...er/essay15.htm

Very good article.

Pipsqueak · #40 11-30-2003, 11:55 AM

Chris....

If you want a song that will REALLY test your ability at barre chords, (and I know you would rather it be a Dave song) then learn Dancing Nancies.

The entire song is barre chords (some partial).

Slowly work through it, but if you can eventually get that song up to full tempo and make smooth transitions between all of the chords for the entire song.....you can pretty much do any barre chord, IMO.

The chords in that song are pretty easy, but it is a LONG song.....so it is a good one to build up your hands.

And, down the road if you want a little more of a challenge, go for Satellite. Except for the main riff, that song is all barre chords as well.

good luck man....and keep practicing!

the floodzone · #41 11-30-2003, 03:18 PM

I can actually play most of both of those songs. For the barre chords parts I just don't play the bottom/high string because my finger doesn't hold that string down. But even doing it that way the songs still sound pretty close. Its getting better slowly playing barre chords, getting closer.

Chris

land_b · #42 12-02-2003, 10:55 AM

If you really can't get the barre chords to sound good, consider taking the gauge of your strings down temporarily. Mediums are MUCH harder to make sound good for any length of time then lights are. Build yourself up and then switch back to mediums if that is what you want to use. Mediums just fatigue you much faster.

This may all be moot if you are already using lights, but it is worth a shot.

the floodzone · #43 12-02-2003, 11:53 AM

Yeah, I already have lights.....but I could get ultra lights

Chris

Imapickn · #44 12-02-2003, 12:45 PM

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Originally posted by the floodzone
Yeah, I already have lights.....but I could got ultra lights

Chris

That's actually a good idea..

sunfighter · #45 12-02-2003, 03:45 PM

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Originally posted by land_b
If you really can't get the barre chords to sound good, consider taking the gauge of your strings down temporarily. Mediums are MUCH harder to make sound good for any length of time then lights are. Build yourself up and then switch back to mediums if that is what you want to use. Mediums just fatigue you much faster.

This may all be moot if you are already using lights, but it is worth a shot.

Question: What if it is a x10 Taylor? I keep reading that one should not use light gauge strings with x10's. I love lights, but fill doomed if I am stuck with mediums on my 710 LTD for the rest of my life. If that is the case, then may consider trading for a NS62.