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02-22-2019, 09:53 AM
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How about that B minor Chord
 OMG, this is a hard one  
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02-22-2019, 09:54 AM
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The barre chord at fret 2? I thought it was easier than F, at least. Hang in there.
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02-22-2019, 09:57 AM
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Yes, that Bm takes some practice. I had to play around with my hand position, guitar position and finger placement to determine the most effective and easiest way to get good clean tone with my barre chords. Try experimenting a bit with those things and you might find it a bit easier. But, it still takes practice, practice and more practice.
 Best, Jayne
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02-22-2019, 09:57 AM
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02-22-2019, 10:02 AM
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I have much more difficulty with the 'A' shaped barre chords. B flat on the first fret, C on the third, etc.
Keeping working on that Bm. A lot of other chords up and down the neck use that same shape.
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02-22-2019, 10:02 AM
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play it the easy way
x x 4 4 3 2
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02-22-2019, 10:03 AM
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The Bm has been the bane of my existence for going on 40 years. Not the full barre, but the modified four note version usually played among other cowboy chords. For some reason, the similar F always came easy to me - I could play it as well as yer basic E, A, G, C, D, Em, Am etc, pretty much from the start. But even now I still sometimes trip over the Bm. And even when I'm playing it well, I still have to give it a fraction of a second of thought, while all of the other open chords have been unconscious and automatic since a LOOOOOOONG time ago. I mean, if I'm playing something that's mostly barre chords, I'm all over the neck and feeling no pain and either Bm position fits right in, but if I'm playing open chords and there's a Bm in there, I'm aware of it. Often times a listener would be no wiser, but occasionally they'll hear a little clam there. But I'm always aware of it, whether I hit it or miss it. It's gotta be some odd mental block - it's not that hard...
-Ray
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02-22-2019, 10:07 AM
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Same with the Bm. Finger the open Am with the index free and the Bm becomes easy pretty quickly. This also works well if the open D is a mini barre, easy to go to Bm from there.
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02-22-2019, 10:09 AM
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02-22-2019, 10:36 AM
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From my jazz and swing study, I've learned you don't have to play all 6 strings. Although my earlier (30 years back) playing relied a lot on full barres, and I can play them with ease, its really not necessary in so many songs and tunes. I don't think a guitarist should intentionally skip them, but don't obsess over them. Unless you're a rock rhythm player, you will not be playing many.
Now movable 3 - 4 string jazz and swing chords are another thing altogether.....
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02-22-2019, 10:41 AM
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Condition1? So, what's your EDC?
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02-22-2019, 11:12 AM
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02-22-2019, 11:13 AM
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02-22-2019, 11:47 AM
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