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January 21st, 2007
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F Chord
hi. can anyone explain to me why there are 2 different ways to play the f chord. One has you barre the whole of the 1st fret and then the other has you barre just the first two strings on the 1st fret. How much of a difference does it make? Or does it come down to personal choice?
on the subject of barre chords, I dont think I will ever get them! Especially the f chord where you only barre the 1st two strings!
Any help, advice greatly appreciated!
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January 23rd, 2007
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Makes perfect sense. Yes I think I prefer that way of playing it. One because it is easier at the moment and also it is a good chord for stretching out the index and middle fingers due to the width of the frets up that end of neck
I actually play the A chord by bridging the 3 strings with my Index finger, does anyone else play it this way? I seem to get a cleaner sound that way. My Index finger is a lot stronger and more flexible than my ring finger thats for sure.
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lucybeth
I see you are having the same problem as me....
Are you able to barre any chords yet?
thx
drew
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January 23rd, 2007
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Originally Posted by aaronblyth
...I actually play the A chord by bridging the 3 strings with my Index finger, does anyone else play it this way?...
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Yep. A lot of people play it that way. A lot of people play the B chord barring with their index and ring fingers also. There have been a ton of threads in the past about barre chords - if you do a search for "barre" or "bar" you'll probably find a bunch of them. It would make for some good reading, as a lot of tips have been passed on in those threads.
Mac
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January 23rd, 2007
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Originally Posted by Stratrat
Yep. A lot of people play it that way. A lot of people play the B chord barring with their index and ring fingers also. There have been a ton of threads in the past about barre chords - if you do a search for "barre" or "bar" you'll probably find a bunch of them. It would make for some good reading, as a lot of tips have been passed on in those threads.
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January 23rd, 2007
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Originally Posted by aaronblyth
How do you play the B chord.
do you use your ring finger to bridge the D,G,B strings and then your index to play the single A string?
I find it hard to bridge the 3 strings with my ring finger. Or use your 3remaining fingers to hold the D,G,B strings...
does that make sense!!
sorry for the thread hi-jack lucybeth
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Aaron--
Learn to play it both ways. Here's another way (and this is my default way): try barring the D, G and B with your pinkly while using your ring finger as support. For barring all the way across to the A (or E string!), I barre with my index finger but support it with my middle finger!
The point is that learning different varieties is the key. You'll be glad because this will give you the flexibility to change to different chords more quickly.
Steve
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