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Originally Posted by Huge
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.
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Hi,
My guess is that lots of people have exactly the same trouble (I certainly did). I reckon most of us don't quite get the finger in the right spot when we start. If you look at the pics above you can see the tip hanging a fair way over. So try these:
You can get around it in three ways.
1. As Allthumbs suggested, stick the index finger a bit further across the neck, so the tip overhangs more. The problem knuckle is then
behind the two fingers which are fretting the A and D strings.
2. Play only the strings that are actually
necessary for the chord Usually that means that it's only essential to have one or two barred notes working perfectly. So for the Em shape if the 4 thicker strings (the E,A,D and G strings) are all sounding OK then you have the root note (twice) and the other two essential notes once each. You only need the bar to be working on the E and G strings, and you can then decide not to play the two thinnest ones if they still buzz or mute.
3. Move it back the other way and only do a
partial bar (in other words just bar the G,B and high E strings with the end of the index finger). Then don't play the bass E string. With this one, if you wanted the chord to start with the sound of its root note you could also skip playing the A string and just play the 4 thinnest ones.
So far the Bar Chord Police haven't dragged me off, so I figure it's all OK so long as you get the sound you want.
Sounds like you're really racing along after such a short time! have fun.
Cheers,
Chris