spark
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Post by spark on Dec 7, 2005 4:46:31 GMT -5
He people, a question from a beginning guitarplayer.
I'm playing for like a half year and I've been able to play fairly good if I might say so. That is if no F chord or barre chord is in the song. I'm having trouble with the chord progression when a F chord or barre chord must be played. Any tips or advice on how to practice these chords???
cheers
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Post by LDD- Angelic Child on Dec 7, 2005 7:32:10 GMT -5
Practice going from each chord to the F over and over again. It takes a lot of people a long time to get that chord properly. You shouldn't have any trouble going from another barre chord to it
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Post by epiphoneacoustic on Dec 7, 2005 7:33:45 GMT -5
just got to practise really! lol. However, make sure your thumb is pushing quite hard on the back of the fret board so your fingers arn't doin all the work. The better you get at it the less pressure you need to play it so it becomes easier with time - stick at it
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Post by Superguiller. on Dec 7, 2005 7:35:18 GMT -5
Practice going from each chord to the F over and over again. It takes a lot of people a long time to get that chord properly. You shouldn't have any trouble going from another barre chord to it Yes, it's all about practicing, man. You can also try playing all barre chords songs. All Around The World is good for a start.
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Post by muzzamuzza on Dec 7, 2005 7:36:42 GMT -5
Try and hold the chord, and check that every string can be heard clearly by itself. It might be awkward (and annoying) to do so at first, but once you get used to holding and making shape of the chord try simply strumming it slowly, then build it up so you can make the change in a strumming pattern of a song. It can be annoying trying to get it right, but it's worth it in the end.
Good luck!!
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Post by Jeff25 on Dec 7, 2005 8:09:49 GMT -5
The best advice is to practice, practice, practice.
I've been playing for about 4 and a half years and there are still times where the f-chord or a barre chord mess me up. But I know I can play them a hell of a lot better than I used to. It can be frustrating, but just keep working on it.
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spark
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Post by spark on Dec 7, 2005 9:54:42 GMT -5
Thanks for all the advice, seems that there is no easy way out ;D
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Post by Eggy on Dec 7, 2005 9:57:58 GMT -5
you can start higher on the neck, its a bit easier.
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Post by spark on Dec 7, 2005 10:03:23 GMT -5
you can start higher on the neck, its a bit easier. yeh, I've noticed that. And like with all around the world (when you start higher on the neck) it's a lot easier to play barre chords. But there are just so many songs with a F chord in it (like DLBIA), so I just want to play it fluently.
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Post by Eggy on Dec 7, 2005 10:52:36 GMT -5
you can start higher on the neck, its a bit easier. yeh, I've noticed that. And like with all around the world (when you start higher on the neck) it's a lot easier to play barre chords. But there are just so many songs with a F chord in it (like DLBIA), so I just want to play it fluently. you can play DLBIA with a Fmaj7 (x33210) instead of the F-barre. actually that is the case with many songs (like Half the world away). but you still need to practise though
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Post by His Royal Majesty Revolver on Dec 7, 2005 14:36:14 GMT -5
try practicing with minor chords barred..... F#m, G#m, Am, Bm and just get used to using the 3 fingers
aka (F#m)
2 2 2 4 4 2
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Post by soquester on Dec 11, 2005 11:06:56 GMT -5
yeh, I've noticed that. And like with all around the world (when you start higher on the neck) it's a lot easier to play barre chords. But there are just so many songs with a F chord in it (like DLBIA), so I just want to play it fluently. you can play DLBIA with a Fmaj7 (x33210) instead of the F-barre. actually that is the case with many songs (like Half the world away). but you still need to practise though This is what I do too... This way, it's basically the same shape as playing a C chord. I actually think it sounds better in a lot of cases, and it's definitely easier to play. However, it's still important to learn to play barre chords. The trick is practicing.
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Post by nyr401994 on Dec 14, 2005 23:00:17 GMT -5
you can start higher on the neck, its a bit easier. yeh, I've noticed that. And like with all around the world (when you start higher on the neck) it's a lot easier to play barre chords. But there are just so many songs with a F chord in it (like DLBIA), so I just want to play it fluently. just make sure you're not playing 5th chords, also known as 'power chords' (just playing the bottom two strings (the two strings closest to you))- unless you like heavy metal!
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Post by Eggy on Dec 15, 2005 8:14:13 GMT -5
you can play DLBIA with a Fmaj7 (x33210) instead of the F-barre. actually that is the case with many songs (like Half the world away). but you still need to practise though This is what I do too... This way, it's basically the same shape as playing a C chord. I actually think it sounds better in a lot of cases, and it's definitely easier to play. However, it's still important to learn to play barre chords. The trick is practicing. noel does it that way too most of the times. depends on the song and the other chords if itll sound good
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Post by Eggy on Dec 15, 2005 8:15:13 GMT -5
yeh, I've noticed that. And like with all around the world (when you start higher on the neck) it's a lot easier to play barre chords. But there are just so many songs with a F chord in it (like DLBIA), so I just want to play it fluently. just make sure you're not playing 5th chords, also known as 'power chords' (just playing the bottom two strings (the two strings closest to you))- unless you like heavy metal! well noel uses them too. i love it on sunny afternoon (kelly jones')
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Post by hindleyite on Jan 31, 2006 14:22:17 GMT -5
Yes, just practise and practise and those barre chords will come to you.
Took me ages to be able to play them, but when you can they are a great and easy way to write songs.
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Post by Clint on Jan 31, 2006 15:02:25 GMT -5
they've all said it-- barre chords took me forever to get. But they're essential (as bonehead knows)
Your positioning has to be right too. Make sure your thumbs in the middle of the guitar next. Balance the pressure between your thumb and pointer (which of course is doing the barring.
Also: trial and error. Try not making aby barre shape and just barring with your pointer. See which strings ring and which don't. Shift the pressure so that all open strings ring-- the others you take care of with your other fingers so it doesn't matter if your pointer is pushing on them sufficiently.
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Post by thecatinthehat on Jan 31, 2006 15:49:36 GMT -5
they've all said it-- barre chords took me forever to get. But they're essential (as bonehead knows) Your positioning has to be right too. Make sure your thumbs in the middle of the guitar next. Balance the pressure between your thumb and pointer (which of course is doing the barring. Also: trial and error. Try not making aby barre shape and just barring with your pointer. See which strings ring and which don't. Shift the pressure so that all open strings ring-- the others you take care of with your other fingers so it doesn't matter if your pointer is pushing on them sufficiently. The positioning is very important. Try bringing in your elbow toward your body, which increases the amount of pressure applied to the strings held with your first finger, so that you are holding the strings down with the side of your first finger rather than the palm side. If this doesn't work for you then just use trial an error until you can play the chord cleanly and then worry about switiching to and from it.
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Post by Eggy on Feb 1, 2006 8:03:34 GMT -5
im still not able to play the B-barre chords properly, but i use the F-barre instead. works well for me. i often dont know if i should play those 3 strings with one finger or with 3 or maybe even 2
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Post by jameshammond on Feb 1, 2006 9:55:37 GMT -5
Barre chords are no longer a problem for me, but i remember when i was in your position, as said above... practice is the key. Also... can someone tell me the correct way to finger the D barre, or E barre (x57775 / x97779) ... do you use the same finger to hold down 2 of the middle notes because i cant stretch my middle finger from my index the distance of a fret... at the moment i either leave one of the middle strings open or play them in a power chord way and leave the high E open...one of my friends said something about splitting a tendon or something... anyone?
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Post by thecatinthehat on Feb 1, 2006 10:22:01 GMT -5
Barre chords are no longer a problem for me, but i remember when i was in your position, as said above... practice is the key. Also... can someone tell me the correct way to finger the D barre, or E barre (x57775 / x97779) ... do you use the same finger to hold down 2 of the middle notes because i cant stretch my middle finger from my index the distance of a fret... at the moment i either leave one of the middle strings open or play them in a power chord way and leave the high E open...one of my friends said something about splitting a tendon or something... anyone? I play those chords as I would play open A (x02220) and then barre the A and e string with my index finger. So for B = x24442 my finger positioning would be as follows: x12341 (1 index finger, 2 middle finger, 3 ring finger, 4 pinky). Here's an image of that chord www.rockintabs.com/chord/2
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Post by Eggy on Feb 1, 2006 10:39:14 GMT -5
thats a bit hard for me, especially when you get higher on the neck. i have small hands and thick finkers
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Post by jameshammond on Feb 1, 2006 12:15:12 GMT -5
Thanks very much, thats very helpful. I'll just have to get used to making the stretch. Cheers
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spark
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Post by spark on Feb 2, 2006 19:27:47 GMT -5
im still not able to play the B-barre chords properly, but i use the F-barre instead. works well for me. i often dont know if i should play those 3 strings with one finger or with 3 or maybe even 2 I've seen people play it with 3 fingers on the three strings, but for me the chord is next to impossible! I just can't get my three fingers on the strings and barre the second fret enough for all the strings to sound right. BTW you're from Holland, do you know a good online guitarshop in Holland?
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Post by His Royal Majesty Revolver on Feb 3, 2006 2:17:35 GMT -5
The only way to get it is to practice going around the neck with it~
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