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+100. There are so many ways to play chords once you venture beyond cowboy and barre forms.
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Interesting. I barre the A, but I never thought about barring the B. Maybe that would help actually: I'm always having trouble positioning my fingers fast enough in that cramped up space.
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When I got into my high school stage band with its huge book of complicated charts, I ran in a panic to my neighbor Mr. Hansman, the local jazz cat. He said, "Relax, kid. Just hit the root if you can, and a couple more notes that aren't wrong."
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A search on Amazon shows at least 4 books with that same title. Can you please provide some more info (author, publisher, publication date)?
Thanks in advance! Back on topic....for me Bm isn't the one, it's the Dm (open chord). I just can't seem to get that chord fretted correctly and fast. It seems to be a choice of one or the other. |
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I'm really just frustrated by this one isolated problem - I'm not trying to reinvent my whole wheel except as I evolve into new stuff slowly along the way. -Ray
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tripping over a chord?
I was going to suggest going wireless..... oh never mind! |
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Use a capo and change the key
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IT might help to plant the root note first with the index finger then just don't think about it, it's just the e-shape once string up. |
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My electrics are wireless and I play my acoustic unplugged about 99.9% of the time. And it's not like I've never used a capo to avoid this pesky chord, but there are a lot of songs that just work better with the Bm in there and I just have to freakin' learn to play it!
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I would think if you can do an root 6 major chord perfectly, the best practice would be just moving that formation down one string. I’ve found that learning to do the open E and open Am chord formations with the last three fingers can be very useful for transitioning to barre chords and to opening up your pointer finger for other duties. My style of playing has also forced me to make extensive use of an open G with my last three fingers. When I first started playing, I used my first three for G. The ease of transitioning into C and other chords makes the last three kind of a no brainer. You’ll get there. Just change up your approach a few ways.
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This thread makes feel better. I'm 7 years in on guitar and I am now just starting to hit Bm, F and other barred chords regularly coming from open positions. But I sure flub plenty. Good to know I'm not alone.
Reading through this, I'm thinking about the finger positions for Melissa by The Allman Brothers. I think this song really helped me get the shape under my fingers.
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And as for playing the Am with the same three fingers I'd use in the barre shape is something I've already rejected doing. Because while it might make getting in the Bm easier, I use that pointer finger on the 1st fret on all of the four highest strings for so many other chords and it just makes life much easier moving between so many OTHER chords. I mean, the Am, Am7, D7, Dm, C, C7, E, E7, B7 all revolve around that and moving among those chords is greatly facilitated by using the pointer on the first fret. That's an old trick I don't care to unlearn to solve one problem while likely creating several others... I just have to keep working AT it, working around it when I have to, and hopefully it'll eventually come and I can think of it as a 45 year project? Maybe 50? Thanks for trying to help - I think this thread was more for commiseration and knowing that other folks have similar blocks that they work with and around also, more than solving the problem. Which I can't imagine I won't EVENTUALLY get to... -Ray
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Bm Meh! who needs it!!!
but on a more serious note.... Are you just having trouble making the shape, or getting notes clear? It seems the later but may I'm miss reading the thread |
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