[Kristina]

Hi Everybody!

I'm new to the site and wanted to say HI! I've just started learning guitar and it's really amazing.
I've been taking lessons for just 2 months now.

Love to hear from my fellow music lovers!

PS
Is the Bm chord hard or what! I really can't twist my inexperienced fingers that way. :cry:

[bluesguy]

Originally Posted by Kristina

I'm new to the site and wanted to say HI! I've just started learning guitar and it's really amazing.

Learning how to play the guitar is amazing, wonderful and sometimes frustrating.

Is the Bm chord hard or what! I really can't twist my inexperienced fingers that way. :cry:

I take it you are learning barre chords? Yes barre chords are kindof funky. I have been working on barre chords for a few months now. My teacher has me playing lots of songs with barre chords in different positions & strings. Boy my left-hand thumb can get cramped/tired pretty quick.

Keep it up.

[allthumbs]

Hi Kristina. Welcome to the forum. Unless your focusing on bar chords only, there are easier ways of playing a Bm. Some of Kirks lessons show him playing bits of chords rather than full bar chords. You can play the full chord in other shapes up and down the neck such as around the 12th or 7th or 4th fret. You can take parts of each chord shape and put them together. Once you get more familiar with the fretboard you will find many ways to play the same chord. This comes in real handy when you try to do an F chord at the 1st fret. Most people find that is the hardest bar chord to do.
Make sure you mix up your practice. I sprained my thumb on one tricky bar chord from practicing it for too long. It took three weeks to recover. Have fun.

[axel]

Hi Kristina!

Welcome. This is a great forum with lots of neat info.