Woot! I can finally play Barre Chords!!!

[Loony_leo]

I can finally pull off two Barre chords on my acoustic! Bm and the barre chord with all 6 strings barred and an E major chord behind it.

I'm so happy!! I can't play them for very long because my fingers get sore, especially the pinky which I'm not used to using, but at least I can do them now!!

[El Gos Coix]

Congratulations! That's a huge leap forward. But don't be too modest. As you've told it, it seems you can play all the E-like chords plus one chord, when in fact you can play all the E-like chords plus all the Am-like chords! It's normal that you cannot keep those chords for a long time, mainly now that you've just begun to play them (at the beginning, one tends to use much more strength to keep all the strings ringing than is needed, and so the hand strains more). Be careful not to press too hard, and that will save you hand cramp and finger grinding! :teeth1:

Next step: the Em-like barre chords. Those are rather easy. All you've got to do is whisper in my ear the words... Oh, no, wrong idea. All you've got to do is remove a finger.

[digdad]

Great! Add the A-like chords and you're good to play almost anything.

And like EGC said, the Em-like chords are rather easy. Play them in front of someone you're really angry with and lifting that one finger will come naturally.

[mari]

I'm getting better at those, too! :-)

*high fives*


I'm getting the hang of Picasso's Last Words now....fun song :D ....three o'clock in the mooooorning!!

[BadLittleKid]

Ha ha! Congratulations.

I know only A, E and B7 - The ones Paul mentioned as his first chords.

[Loony_leo]

Thanks everyone!! I was so incredibly happy I did a happy dance around my living room. :laugh5:

I'm getting better at those, too! :-)

*high fives*


I'm getting the hang of Picasso's Last Words now....fun song :D ....three o'clock in the mooooorning!!

Can't say I know that one. Who is it by?

[beatles fan]

Thanks everyone!! I was so incredibly happy I did a happy dance around my living room. :laugh5:



Can't say I know that one. Who is it by?

:O :O tan tan, i am dissapointed! haha, it's Pauls song of Band on the run album, apprently someone asked if he could just make songs up on the spot and so read something about picasso in the paper or something like that and done it on the spot!

heres a link:
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well done with the barre chord tani

[digdad]

apprently someone asked if he could just make songs up on the spot and so read something about picasso in the paper or something like that and done it on the spot!
Oh, now I'm disappointed at the quizmaster for not knowing who.:laugh5:
It was Dustin Hoffman!

[Asha]

That's great! Once you get the hang of these they can make guitar playing actually easier! At least I think so! :laugh5:

[beatles fan]

Oh, now I'm disappointed at the quizmaster for not knowing who.:laugh5:
It was Dustin Hoffman!

ahh yess! thats the one, i was thinking of Paul Simon in my head! see that was your 50% of trivia ;)

you know what I find harder then Barra Chords, the chord B7! its just too hard to get to quickly! really hate it!

[John's brat]

Yeah, barre chords are a bitch, but they're invaluable, especially when playing Beatle songs. Just knowing Bm, C#m and F#m opens up a whole world of Beatle-y goodness! Congrats!

[Loony_leo]

Yeah, barre chords are a bitch, but they're invaluable, especially when playing Beatle songs. Just knowing Bm, C#m and F#m opens up a whole world of Beatle-y goodness! Congrats!

Thanks!

Yeah Bm I've found appears ALOT in beatles, and especially John songs. But its a very nice sounding chord. I love minor chords, they sound so beautiful!