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It shouldn’t matter the brand of the guitar but here’s what I did. I’m a practicer and slow and steady does it. You need to learn the position and get the callouses. Surprisingly you’ll need a very little of each. First, buy an inexpensive capo and a cell phone metronome app. Capo at the 5th fret so your FMaj and Fmin will be at the 6th fret. This puts the angle of your wrist at a more comfortable spot. It also takes the nut and set up out of the equation.
Then leave your guitar out on a stand if the heat/humidity will allow it. Play a C (open), F (barre) G (8th fret barre), D (open) and then back to C (open). Next time through play the Fmin. Play that 10x through 3x a day with a capo at a rate that you can EASILY and CLEANLY do. At first, it’ll be a bit buzzy, but as long as the chord and notes are formed well it’s ok if it buzzes a bit. When you can play it 25x, 3x/day, move the capo to the 4th fret rinse and repeat and move the capo to the 3rd fret….. until you can do it without the capo. It’ll take you a few months but you’ll learn great practice tips and you’ll have your barre chords down. Don’t forget you’re not wasting time because you are learning barres from the 8th fret (C) down to the F in both major and minor. Then when you take on the 5th fret root chords Major and Minor and 7ths, it’ll be that much easier. Finally, say the 6th string root notes out loud so that you learn your notes too. Obviously, the top and bottom strings are the same and once you learn your 5th string root notes you’ll have all your chords down and you’ll have memorized half the fretboard! Best of luck. |
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So basically I'm suppose to use the side of my finger, which I already knew that but it only works if I use the middle of the finger. And I have to make a diagonal shape with the index finger, and let the tip of it stands out a little bit? You said the the finger aren't suppose to be perpendicular to the fretboard except the F chord? I didn't quite get that. It's in the third video at 0:12 - 0:25. Last edited by rearis; 06-21-2021 at 05:47 PM. |
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Generally I would avoid doing that with the index finger. Throws the wrist out of position and lessens the reach up to higher frets with your other fingers.
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Yeah that's exactly what happens, so now I'm confused. Did you use the side or middle of the index finger?
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some awesome tips have been given.
you could also try learning to wrap the thumb around top of fretboard to cover e string, hence eliminating the full barre ( a tommy e trick) it also makes chord changes much easier and fluid once mastered...your thumb will eventually adapt and curve at first joint over time...this is a long term solution, not a quick fix..but worth it over time to train thumb
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Finger middle on the fretboard and close to the fret.
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Did you make the fingers perpendicular or slight at an angle?
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Pictures I post a while back (topic was thumb position) but it should suffice here:
In a barre the thumb is normally anterior to the index finger: It is also ok to double finger barre when it fits into the demands of the music:
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+1 on seeing if using a capo on the 1st fret makes the guitar a lot easier to play. If so, it needs a setup.
Even with a perfect setup, it will take a while to learn to play cleanly though so don't get discouraged.
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So I guess, if dealing with a beginner, possibly with a nut thats a tad high I'd say there is some possibility that a different brand of strings might help a little bit. |