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  1. Maybe not exactly the right topic, but I just have a small question.
    I started playing guitar several months ago, just playing some basic chords. Now the time has come I want to learn how to play bar chords.

    I noticed it's not easy at all and i have the following problems:
    -my index finger doesn't push hard enough on the strings
    -my index finger is absolutely not parallel to the fret, what makes it more difficult to form a chord (i don't have big hands )

    So, any advice how to play (these horrible ) bar chords?

  2. Practice. Practice. Practice. Then, practice a bit more. Practice. And then, when you think your barred chords sound right, practice again.

  3. Originally posted by LikeASong:Practice. Practice. Practice. Then, practice a bit more. Practice. And then, when you think your barred chords sound right, practice again.




    +1
  4. Originally posted by LikeASong:Practice. Practice. Practice. Then, practice a bit more. Practice. And then, when you think your barred chords sound right, practice again.




    oke, I get it I think
  5. They are a serious bitch to get right, I still get cramps in my hand after a while But yeh, what Sergio said, just keep trying
  6. Which guitar are you playing, Kaurie? If you have small hands, maybe you should try the barre chords on an electric guitar before trying bigger fretboards and harder strings like acoustic and spanish guitars


  7. It's awesome! makes my whole guitar setup sound much better than it is (epiohone dot and no name old practice amp)
  8. Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:So I was working my part-time job tonight (funny thing is, I took someone else's shift) just pushing carts and gathering baskets at the local grocery store. I was putting some baskets away when a man walked up asked me if we have a "health food" section. I was talking to him trying to direct him to areas in the store where he might find some of this stuff, when my mind started to wander.

    I thought, "this guy looks and talks A LOT like Eric Johnson" just from what I've seen and heard from videos of him playing and being interviewed. So anyway, after that I pretty much walked up and down the front of the store looking down ailes trying to get a better look at this guy to see if it was him, and I couldn't tell.

    As he's going through a friend's cash, I call the cashier and say "look at that guy's debit card for me! Tell me what his name is!" instead the guy pulls out american bills, so at that point I was like "SOMETHING'S UP". Not to mention there's a show tomorrow, that Jimi Hendrix tribute tour is playing tomorrow here in Ottawa, so I thought there might be a chance this guy is Eric Johnson! I was too shy to go and ask, so my supervisor walks up and asks him for me, and it was him! IN A LOCAL SUPER MARKET! I went over, shook his hand, talked to him for a bit, and got his autograph! SO COOL!!!!! Working at a grocery store isn't so bad after all, WHAT ARE THE CHANCES!?

    Alex



    ERIC JOHNSON!?!?!??! Gosh, I love that guy!!! Manhattan is my favorite song of him, but I love most of them!!!! You're so lucky
  9. Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]

    ERIC JOHNSON!?!?!??! Gosh, I love that guy!!! Manhattan is my favorite song of him, but I love most of them!!!! You're so lucky


    Yeah no he's great! I just wish I had my copy of Ah Via Musicom with me I think what I might do is frame the album cover and put the signature below it. It's definitely something worth goin' up on the wall!


  10. + 1 more.

    Barre Chords take time. Helps is the guitar is set-up well too. If you have strings that are too heavy and/or the action is too high, it will be difficult.

    ...but outside of the hardward of the situation... practice, practice and yet more practice.
  11. Originally posted by LikeASong:Which guitar are you playing, Kaurie? If you have small hands, maybe you should try the barre chords on an electric guitar before trying bigger fretboards and harder strings like acoustic and spanish guitars


    *Shamefully admits*: I play on an electric guitar, don’t have an acoustic. But i shall practice, a lot


  12. Yeah when I first started playing guitar I had real trouble with these. Stretching my fingers, being able to actually press down on all of the strings with the barred finger, took a lot of time. Once you get the hang of it, they're really really easy. It's probably the most basic thing in playing electric guitar. That's not meant to make you feel bad for not being able to play them, it just means that it doesn't take too long to get them down, and once you do, the doors to rock will open and you'll be able to play many songs (properly) you couldn't before.

    Get practising! All it takes is time and patience, and it'll come quickly.
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