J-man149
First Lieutenant   Posts: 2 Registered: 2/7/2005 Status: Offline
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posted on 2/11/2005 at 12:36 |
I am having serious trouble with the F chord. Its really annoying me now!
 Also, any
advice on changing chords smoothly and quickly?
[Edited on 28/2/2008 by moderation]
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Spidercents
Moderator  Posts: 1007 Registered: 7/29/2004 Status: Offline |
posted on 2/11/2005 at 13:11, Reply 1 |
Do you know how to play bar chords...I usually play the bar chord F...I
think it sounds better however I cant always use the bar chord F...for
instance some country tunes involving the F and some picking in
between...However if you know bar chords I would play it that way.
As for changing chords quickly or fast...There really is no secret for
it...The more you do it the faster you become at chord changes.
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J-man149
First Lieutenant Posts: 2 Registered: 2/7/2005 Status: Offline |
 posted on 2/11/2005 at 13:14, Reply 2 |
Yeah, the barre chord one. Any tips on "the barre"?
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brian
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posted on 2/11/2005 at 14:45, Reply 3 |
the trick is how you hold your arm,where you put your thumb on back of the
neck and of course practice.
F triad
start with this one and make sure you apply enough pressure and every note
rings out clearly
---1-------------
---1-------------
---2-------------
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Then add the F on the 4th string. Same idea as first just add another
note
---1-------------
---1-------------
---2-------------
---3-------------
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next we add the 5th
---1-------------
---1-------------
---2-------------
---3-------------
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Finally we have a full F major bar chord
---1-------------
---1-------------
---2-------------
---3-------------
---3-------------
---1-------------
By now every note should ring clearly. Practice practice........
Hope this helps
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hummin9bird
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posted on 2/28/2008 at 09:18, Reply 4  |
ok this might sound stupid but it worked with me well i can promise u
that..
i have 2 guitars one 13 gauge strung the other 12 strung..
i daily practice bar chords on the 12 strung by just using my index for a
period of time not exceeding a minute than resting my finger for another
minute and so on thats what i do on the 13 gauge next thing u know i
started developing calluses on the side of my finger in a month or less.. u
can imagine now what i can do on a 12 gauge strung guitar!!.. get a cheap
one to practice this finger excercise and dont exceed a minute tho.. not
good idea..
its painful but it works ..
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brian
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posted on 2/29/2008 at 13:02, Reply 5 |
Kinda like practicing throwing with a software then switching to a
baseball. It will built your arm. Practicing with a heavier gauge then
switching to a lighter gauge has the same effect.
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hummin9bird
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posted on 3/5/2008 at 04:03, Reply 6 |
i would consider the F bar chord the easiest of all bar chords to play..
try playing an A7 shape bar chord.. always the 3rd string will be muted
or maybe an E7 shape bar that one is a pickle too ..
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hummin9bird
First Lieutenant Posts: 21 Registered: 2/26/2008 Status: Offline |
posted on 3/9/2008 at 00:59, Reply 7 |
ok i forgot to tell u another technique this is how i play all bar
chords:
i form the finger shape first then i bar.. i dont know if this helps let me
know..
and practice playing scales alot in both orders i dont know it for sure but
it's good finger exercise for playing chords later..
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