Barre Chords...
Lucifer
Jun 20 2007, 03:52 PM
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I'm a girl- it's probably no excuse but I do find it pretty hard to press my index finger on all 6 strings at one time and let it all ring perfectly. I try my best to use the side of my finger, and things do get easier if I'm just pressing my index against all strings instead of really doing a chord (with other fingers on the strings too), since that way I can exert more force on the index. Is there anything I can do to really succeed in pressing a perfect barre chord?

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JVM
Jun 20 2007, 07:09 PM
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Hi lucifer, I'd suggest if you're not already doing so to try your barre chords further up the neck. If you're doing them near the top of the neck, it's going to be harder. Bends and such are harder there as well. If you move it to around the 12th fret (if you're not already) then it'll be a little easier. Keep trying, we all had problems with barre chords at one point!

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