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Originally Posted by Huge

Hello,

I have begun learning to barre chords in the past couple of days. I can play the E, A, and Am forms okay(ish) but I have real problems with the Em form. When I take my finger off the G string it becomes muted instead of barred (especially on higher frets, 4+). That string seems to naturally fall in the knuckle for me. Does this sound like a finger strength problem, a technique problem, or could it be a guitar setup problem (the action is a wee bit higher than I would like it to be)?

Any input from anyone would be cool. Oh, for reference the only open chords that I can change to consistently is E, A, Em, and Am. I got my guitar for valentines day, is it too early to try and learn barres?

Hmm. That should be one of the easier ones to do. Try moving your index finger slightly up towards the 6 string.