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![]() Beginner Instructor ![]() Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 472 Joined: 11-April 07 Member No.: 1.524 ![]() |
Hey everyone,
I'm wondering what everyone considers to be the hardest "beginner" chord to play. I'm putting "beginner" in quotation marks because I want you to define what you think a beginner chord is. So, if you are a beginner starting out with your chords, which is the hardest one for you to play properly? And if you are past the "beginner" stage, what was the hardest chord to learn when you were starting out? -------------------- |
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![]() GMC:er ![]() Group: Members Posts: 148 Joined: 7-August 08 Member No.: 5.657 ![]() |
When I first started it was the dreaded F chord. Barring the first finger on the E and B strings while keeping track of the other fingers and managing to keep everything clean and every note clearly ringing was not easy at the time.
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![]() Learning Rock Star - Wiki Coordinator ![]() Group: GMC Senior Posts: 8.030 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Spain Member No.: 3.338 ![]() |
It has to be F
![]() It's the first barre chord I learnt, and I still remember how much I hated it ![]() -------------------- Guitars:
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![]() Learning Tone Guru - Community Coordinator & Moderator ![]() Group: GMC Senior Posts: 6.319 Joined: 24-September 07 From: Sittingbourne, UK Member No.: 2.860 ![]() |
yup, agree with the others, F barre chord, actually I can remember struggling with barre chords full stop, I used to have to use my right hand to physically put my left hand fingers into the correct positions!
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![]() Learning Roadie ![]() Group: Members Posts: 4.512 Joined: 9-March 10 From: United States, Arkansas Member No.: 9.801 ![]() |
I agree with the others as well...but I didn't play the F chord for this reason. Instead, I stuck with some other chords. At first, the G chord was hard to get used to (the version where you use 3 fingers). I couldn't get my middle finger to stay on the A string. It kept wanting to hop up on the low e with my ring finger. This was my battle for a while when I first started.
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![]() GMC:er ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1.197 Joined: 19-April 07 From: Wiltshire, England Member No.: 1.626 ![]() |
Definitiely F for me. I just couldn't do it at first. I actually found it easier to barre all the strings rather than just the ones needed I guess that helped
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![]() Learning Rock Star ![]() Group: Members Posts: 897 Joined: 28-November 06 From: Montreal, Canada Member No.: 956 ![]() |
+1 for the F chord and maybe the B also
Beginner is define here has: First month of playing. -------------------- |
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![]() Beginner Instructor ![]() Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 472 Joined: 11-April 07 Member No.: 1.524 ![]() |
Yeah, when I teach students locally, I always save the F chord and the B chord for last, because they are definitely 2 of the hardest ones to learn when you are just starting out.
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![]() Learning Apprentice Player ![]() Group: Members Posts: 383 Joined: 5-August 08 From: South Africa Member No.: 5.638 ![]() |
Funny enough, my first barre chord was actually the G, not the F so when I started, I found that one most difficult...
followed for my by D minor (purely cause I got used to D, and couldn't get my fingers to go to the correct places!!!... -------------------- ![]() ![]() |
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![]() GMC:er ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1.049 Joined: 6-May 09 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 7.145 ![]() |
I'm voting for that F as well. I had no trouble barring chords at any other fret but that F barred at fret 1 ... well, yeah, you know. Seems we all know
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![]() Accomplished Rock Star ![]() Group: Student Instructor Posts: 4.059 Joined: 24-June 08 From: Rottweil, Germany Member No.: 5.361 ![]() |
Hm, I was always comfortable with the barre chords, even the dreaded F. But I remember that a friend of mine struggled a long time with the F. It think for me some 7th chords were pretty difficult, but I don't know if they are considered beginner chords...?
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GMC:er ![]() Group: Members Posts: 8 Joined: 6-September 10 Member No.: 11.132 ![]() |
I'm a newb to the forum, and to guitar. Been lurking mostly, but alas - a forum for Absolute Beginners
![]() Been playing for 4 months now, got an ESP LTD EC1000 that I absolutely love. My problem chord was, and still is to an extent, the A chord. Initially I thought my fingers were too "fat" to fit in there. The problem being my middle finger would mute the D string, or my pinky muting the high E. After googling "fat finger guitar", i realized fat fingers aren't the problem, and I just am not ensuring proper placement of fingers. Which requires me to slow down when practicing, and get the fingers right. I was close to resolving the issue by telling myself "just go ahead and let the high E be muted if it happens...", but I decided against that and continue on the take it slow and get it right approach. I finger the chord with index on D, middle on G, ring on B. I know C A G D E F B, and A is the trickiest one for me. Conversely, I picked up the F chord pretty easily. |
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![]() Experienced Tone Seeker ![]() Group: Passive Posts: 4.809 Joined: 8-December 07 From: Hedel, Netherlands Member No.: 3.471 ![]() |
F ofcourse
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![]() Beginner Instructor ![]() Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 472 Joined: 11-April 07 Member No.: 1.524 ![]() |
I'm a newb to the forum, and to guitar. Been lurking mostly, but alas - a forum for Absolute Beginners ![]() Been playing for 4 months now, got an ESP LTD EC1000 that I absolutely love. My problem chord was, and still is to an extent, the A chord. Initially I thought my fingers were too "fat" to fit in there. The problem being my middle finger would mute the D string, or my pinky muting the high E. After googling "fat finger guitar", i realized fat fingers aren't the problem, and I just am not ensuring proper placement of fingers. Which requires me to slow down when practicing, and get the fingers right. I was close to resolving the issue by telling myself "just go ahead and let the high E be muted if it happens...", but I decided against that and continue on the take it slow and get it right approach. I finger the chord with index on D, middle on G, ring on B. I know C A G D E F B, and A is the trickiest one for me. Conversely, I picked up the F chord pretty easily. Thats pretty unique! Very cool that you picked up the F chord easily. And it is interesting that the A is the hardest for you. Another way that you might try to finger the chord is like this: middle on D, ring on G, and pinky on B. That may help because it will be easier to fit your fingers in there. I've started playing the chord that way sometimes and I like it. -------------------- |
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GMC:er ![]() Group: Members Posts: 8 Joined: 6-September 10 Member No.: 11.132 ![]() |
Another way that you might try to finger the chord is like this: middle on D, ring on G, and pinky on B. That may help because it will be easier to fit your fingers in there. I've started playing the chord that way sometimes and I like it. Thanks for the great tip. The intro to "The Shock of the Lightning" by Oasis has A am, and now I can play along ![]() This post has been edited by whiskey5: Nov 13 2010, 09:48 PM |
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![]() Beginner Instructor ![]() Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 472 Joined: 11-April 07 Member No.: 1.524 ![]() |
Thanks for the great tip. The intro to "The Shock of the Lightning" by Oasis has A am, and now I can play along ![]() Awesome! I remember when I would learn new chords and they would be like keys that would unlock new sets of songs that I could learn. This post has been edited by Bear Rose: Nov 15 2010, 10:01 PM -------------------- |
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GMC:er ![]() Group: Members Posts: 29 Joined: 22-March 10 From: Tromsø, Norway Member No.: 9.934 ![]() |
F seems to be the one im struggling with so far, im not getting a clean tone consistantly, still...its good to see im not the only one having some trouble with it
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![]() Learning Roadie ![]() Group: Members Posts: 471 Joined: 21-October 09 Member No.: 7.720 ![]() |
I remember my brother saying to me that the worst part of the day at home was when I was practicing chords.
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![]() Learning Rock Star ![]() Group: MVC Posts: 1.088 Joined: 16-October 10 From: Bursa,Turkey Member No.: 11.399 ![]() |
I remember the barre chords are the most challenging chords for me when i was learning.
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![]() Learning Tone Master ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1.940 Joined: 18-January 09 Member No.: 6.623 ![]() |
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