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borocks · Unread post by **borocks** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 5:38 am

taylordb wrote: But it takes allot of practice.

everything actually does..

taylordb · Unread post by **taylordb** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 5:44 am

True

busted stuff · Unread post by **busted stuff** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 11:59 am

taylordb wrote:...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?"....

Yo- I don't really have a solution, but I can tell you that I went throught the same thing, and only about a month ago was I able to play barre chords (and I've been playing for almost 2 years) Just work on them until it starts to drive you crazy and then move on to something else. That's what I did, and then when you go back, out of nowhere, they are easier. And then one day, I could just do it. And I thought, 'why did I think this was so hard?' Hope this helps....

Oh and Jack Johnson is the master of barre chords

borocks · Unread post by **borocks** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 1:10 pm

that's right about Jack, but have you seen where he strokes with his pick? between fretboard and sound hole... weird

jsgksu · Unread post by **jsgksu** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 2:23 pm

Does everyone have problems with barre chords, I never thought they were that hard, and the people that say you dont need to learn them or use them, what do you play in place of them?

Appfro · Unread post by **Appfro** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 2:42 pm

i didn't have much trouble w/ barre chords. most of the time i end up muting the G string when playing E based barre chords and the high E string when playing A based. but that's never a problem unless im playing arpeggio (sp?) or something, then i just have to hold down harder and i get them all. but i do the side of your index finger method. my advice would be not to worry about it. just get it to where it doesn't buzz, then no one will know cause you can't tell on a guitar when just one string is muted.

i just read over what i wrote and have come to the conclusion that i in no way shape or form offered any real help. sorry

fatjack · Unread post by **fatjack** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 4:25 pm

Appsoldier wrote:i didn't have much trouble w/ barre chords. most of the time i end up muting the G string when playing E based barre chords and the high E string when playing A based. but that's never a problem unless im playing arpeggio (sp?) or something, then i just have to hold down harder and i get them all. but i do the side of your index finger method. my advice would be not to worry about it. just get it to where it doesn't buzz, then no one will know cause you can't tell on a guitar when just one string is muted.

i just read over what i wrote and have come to the conclusion that i in no way shape or form offered any real help. sorry

that would be a problem considering the G string on E based barre chords determines whether it is major or minor, otherwise you are just playing a power chord

fatjack · Unread post by **fatjack** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 4:26 pm

taylordb wrote: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.

huh? i you can get every single string if you do it that way...

phatnev · Unread post by **phatnev** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 5:11 pm

borocks wrote:that's right about Jack, but have you seen where he strokes with his pick? between fretboard and sound hole... weird

Most people that play a reggae type song like "Flake" or "Bubble Toes" or something like that(Ben Harper, and Bob Marley played like this alot too) it gives you a different sound, hard to explain, but it definitely is the way to play reggae sounds much better. His normal songs he plays just over the soundhole normally

borocks · Unread post by **borocks** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 5:20 pm

I AlWAYS strum on the other side of the sound hole. I got used to that and never change it

QuattroDore · Unread post by **QuattroDore** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 5:23 pm

Its more of a mellower sound. He moves back and forth depending on the song. During the outro to Flake he's strumming at the 12th fret.

jsgksu · Unread post by **jsgksu** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 5:30 pm

So where is he normally strumming, like down around the last few frets? Thats weird, gives it a real mellow, warm feeling though.

borocks · Unread post by **borocks** » Sat Nov 22, 2003 7:36 am

I've watched the video and played like him. Sounded good.

jeffro · Unread post by **jeffro** » Sat Nov 22, 2003 4:14 pm

Matty Boom wrote:word on the stairway to heaven, that helped me too...another few that helped me were 'let the good times roll', 'touch of grey', and 'sugar magnolia'...just use barred chords in them and when you switch it should help...but definitely do stairway

What tab do you use for Touch of Grey? I still don't think I've found one that suited me. And is there a specific site you use for GD tabs?

(sorry to get off topic, I just got barre chords myself so I really don't have anything useful to offer)

DMBTabs.com

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