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laserpig
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attn guitarists: wtf? bar chords
#11227670 - 10/11/09 04:24 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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alright so what is the deal is there a trick? or do i seriously just need massive wrist strength to hold the strings down
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Re: attn guitarists: wtf? bar chords [Re: laserpig]
#11227674 - 10/11/09 04:25 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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It's EXTREMELY simple and requires no strength whatsoever.
Just keep practicing, nothing to it, it'll click very soon.
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Re: attn guitarists: wtf? bar chords [Re: laserpig]
#11227678 - 10/11/09 04:26 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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o fuck i read it as power chord first.
um, there really isn't a trick but make sure the the base of your fingers (where it connects to your palm) is the part that touches the neck.
u just gotta practice it, its not too bad.
do u use elec or acoustic
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Re: attn guitarists: wtf? bar chords [Re: laserpig]
#11227681 - 10/11/09 04:26 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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the trick is practice it a lot
don't use your wrist, use your fingers. make sure your using the side of the finger, not the flat part.
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Re: attn guitarists: wtf? bar chords [Re: laserpig]
#11227684 - 10/11/09 04:26 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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If you have an acoustic guitar than that is difficult. Electric and classical are pretty easy. I personally hate steel string acoustic guitars, from their sound to their playability
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Re: attn guitarists: wtf? bar chords [Re: laserpig]
#11227687 - 10/11/09 04:27 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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I'm not that great at guitar but I love bar chords, for some reason my fingers fit the frets smoothly.
Try fixing your finger placement, wrist was never a problem for me.
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Re: attn guitarists: wtf? bar chords [Re: Chespirito]
#11227692 - 10/11/09 04:28 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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Quote:
If you have an acoustic guitar than that is difficult. Electric and classical are pretty easy. I personally hate steel string acoustic guitars, from their sound to their playability
That can be true... a cheap steel string acoustic with thick gauge strings and a high action = total cunt to bar chords.
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Re: attn guitarists: wtf? bar chords [Re: laserpig]
#11227697 - 10/11/09 04:29 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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Quote:
laserpig said: alright so what is the deal is there a trick? or do i seriously just need massive wrist strength to hold the strings down
Perhaps your guitar's action needs adjusting?
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Re: attn guitarists: wtf? bar chords [Re: laserpig]
#11227702 - 10/11/09 04:29 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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Quote:
laserpig said: alright so what is the deal is there a trick? or do i seriously just need massive wrist strength to hold the strings down
Steel string = hard as fuck. Your hand will get stronger, keep practicing!
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Re: attn guitarists: wtf? bar chords [Re: learningtofly]
#11227711 - 10/11/09 04:30 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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i've got a steel string acoustic and am obviously still a novice
my wrist/fingers start crampin' up somethin' fierce when i practice anything with bar chords for more than a few minutes
what i'm hearin' is: just keep doin' it 'til my hand quits bein' a bitch?
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Re: attn guitarists: wtf? bar chords [Re: laserpig]
#11227726 - 10/11/09 04:32 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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work hard at it - but don't fuck up your wrist
learning on shitty acoustics can be very difficult. you need either a quality one with good action or an electric to properly learn i think
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Re: attn guitarists: wtf? bar chords [Re: laserpig]
#11227727 - 10/11/09 04:33 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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Yep, no trick, just practice.
This is what learning music is like, it will ALWAYS be this hard, the problem just keeps changing.
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Re: attn guitarists: wtf? bar chords [Re: pfxtc]
#11227733 - 10/11/09 04:34 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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Stop masterbating so much and practice practice practice.
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Re: attn guitarists: wtf? bar chords [Re: pfxtc]
#11227748 - 10/11/09 04:36 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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it's a good guitar but my fingers are weak which makes it difficult to practice which reduces my willpower to practice which keeps my fingers weak GOTO 20
im gonna break through this at some point though i mean its not like im not gonna learn to play guitar that would be ridiculous
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Re: attn guitarists: wtf? bar chords [Re: laserpig]
#11227797 - 10/11/09 04:44 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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Yeah, you can get this. Barre chords are a bitch when you're learning them, but they're indispensable once you can play them with ease. Keep hurting your pansy fingers, they'll toughen up eventually.
PS: To whoever said play with the "side of your finger"... really? That's easier for you? It's way more uncomfortable imo.
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Re: attn guitarists: wtf? bar chords [Re: laserpig]
#11227799 - 10/11/09 04:45 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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lol
the finger pain will go away in about 2 weeks I would say
i'm the same way, i "quit" 4 times after playing for a week at a time.
just gotta keep picking it up everyday, and finger pain will be the least of your worries
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Re: attn guitarists: wtf? bar chords [Re: laserpig]
#11227832 - 10/11/09 04:50 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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If you keep practicing, your wrists and fingers will get stronger. What kind of guitar are you practicing on? I learned on a classical guitar, so I had to learn to really stretch my fingers, and now I can play just about any other guitar.
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Re: attn guitarists: wtf? bar chords [Re: pfxtc]
#11227834 - 10/11/09 04:50 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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Bar chords are the lazy guitarists' way to rock history.
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Re: attn guitarists: wtf? bar chords [Re: Synesthetic]
#11227837 - 10/11/09 04:51 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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that doesnt make any sense
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Re: attn guitarists: wtf? bar chords [Re: Synesthetic]
#11227845 - 10/11/09 04:52 PM (14 years, 5 months ago) |
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Synesthetic said: Bar chords are the lazy guitarists' way to rock history.
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