Good God I'm pathetic!

jsgksu · Unread post by **jsgksu** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 6:38 pm

QuattroDore wrote:honestly, strength cannot possibly be the issue

Well what do you think is the problem, thats crazy youve been playing for that long and cant play barre chords, Ive been playing for a year and a half and cant even remember the days when barre chords used to trip me up.

QuattroDore · Unread post by **QuattroDore** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 6:45 pm

jsgksu wrote:
QuattroDore wrote:honestly, strength cannot possibly be the issue
Well what do you think is the problem, thats crazy youve been playing for that long and cant play barre chords, Ive been playing for a year and a half and cant even remember the days when barre chords used to trip me up.

I think its mostly placement of my freakishly curved index finger. I can pull on a gripmaster for hundreds of reps, which makes me believe I can press down hard enough. When I do sit down and practice barres, fatigue isn't an issue.

Perhaps I'm just not strong enough for the guage.

jsgksu · Unread post by **jsgksu** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 7:34 pm

What gauge do you use? and how freaky is your index finger?

QuattroDore · Unread post by **QuattroDore** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 8:10 pm

.013s

The lateral side of my index digit is just a little convex. However, I don't know if this is normal or not.

AdamCU81 · Unread post by **AdamCU81** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 8:21 pm

Seriously, start jerkin it with your left hand. It will help build up strength where you need it, and you'll get better aquainted with that hand after a few months. This is the secret every great guitar player knows!

2stepingJ · Unread post by **2stepingJ** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 8:25 pm

... i've been playing steadily for almost 8 years now... and for about the first year, i just avoided barre's all together.... honestly just practice like a mofo... and my index is curved as well..., and the only thing i can tell you is it's a bitch, just stick it out :wink:

maybe switching to lighter strings will help too, that's what i did

taylordb · Unread post by **taylordb** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 8:35 pm

QuattroDore, I had to laugh when you were described your strings using the term "cables"....I said to myself, damn they must be some heavy gage strings

Seriously, just keep at it and it will come.....and I don't mean jerking with your left hand :wink:

Ando · Unread post by **Ando** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 8:39 pm

taylordb wrote:QuattroDore, I had to laugh when you were described your strings using the term "cables"....I said to myself, damn they must be some heavy gage strings

Seriously, just keep at it and it will come.....and I don't mean jerking with your left hand

haha!

yay for lefties!

gcom007 · Unread post by **gcom007** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 8:59 pm

fatjack wrote:start using a gripmaster and get some strength

I've heard those are actually bad for you b/c they don't work the muscles right or something...

fatjack · Unread post by **fatjack** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 9:35 pm

gcom007 wrote:
fatjack wrote:start using a gripmaster and get some strength
I've heard those are actually bad for you b/c they don't work the muscles right or something...

i dont actually use them, but i thought it might help, oh well

screw barre chords! who needs em?! :twisted:

gcom007 · Unread post by **gcom007** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 9:38 pm

fatjack wrote:
gcom007 wrote:
fatjack wrote:start using a gripmaster and get some strength
I've heard those are actually bad for you b/c they don't work the muscles right or something...
i dont actually use them, but i thought it might help, oh well

screw barre chords! who needs em?!

YEAH!!! ROAR!!! :twisted:

2stepingJ · Unread post by **2stepingJ** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 10:18 pm

i was talking to my uncle about this site the other day... anyways, during the convo we were discussing barre chords, and this topic came to mind. anyways, right then it hit me, and i may know of a way to help. I know it seems kind of extreme, but my uncle has huge hands, and he plays barres by using his thumb on the low E and sometimes the A, and working it that way. I mean, i don't know how big your hand is, but i've had problems w/ barre chords myself, and although am able to play them now, I've been practicing w/ his style, and it's not half bad. Just different schemes, and weird getting used to in transition, but practice make perfect. hopefully this may help, atleast a little bit, just a thought.... peace

fatjack · Unread post by **fatjack** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 10:21 pm

2stepingJ wrote:i was talking to my uncle about this site the other day... anyways, during the convo we were discussing barre chords, and this topic came to mind. anyways, right then it hit me, and i may know of a way to help. I know it seems kind of extreme, but my uncle has huge hands, and he plays barres by using his thumb on the low E and sometimes the A, and working it that way. I mean, i don't know how big your hand is, but i've had problems w/ barre chords myself, and although am able to play them now, I've been practicing w/ his style, and it's not half bad. Just different schemes, and weird getting used to in transition, but practice make perfect. hopefully this may help, atleast a little bit, just a thought.... peace

i definitely like doing this way too

Brock · Unread post by **Brock** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 11:34 pm

I play them that way too sometimes.

taylordb · Unread post by **taylordb** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 4:16 am

When you play barre chords that way, your other 3 fingers are limited as to what they can fret.....it willl work on some chords, but I think that is a bad habit to get into IMHO. I swear to you if you keep at it, at some point you will say to yourself..."why did I think this was so hard?"

But it takes allot of practice.

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