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Post by walkingdecay on Jul 2, 2019 15:27:44 GMT
Both a and b, depending on what I'm playing. Thumb over mainly for folkie stuff, but even then there are some closed moves I fall back on, so the barres go down. I do have the combined blessing and curse of very rigid fingers though, so barres have always been easier for me than they are for many.
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Post by stringdriventhing on Jul 3, 2019 10:16:01 GMT
B - I only play barre chords when I have to
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Post by Mike Floorstand on Jul 4, 2019 21:59:22 GMT
If God had intended us to play F chords, then why did He give us the intelligence to invent the capo?
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Post by andyhowell on Jul 6, 2019 9:37:51 GMT
If God had intended us to play F chords, then why did He give us the intelligence to invent the capo? Agreed. And then we can just live in D :-)
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Post by fatfingerjohn on Jul 6, 2019 10:04:31 GMT
If God had intended us to play F chords, then why did He give us the intelligence to invent the capo? Agreed. And then we can just live in D :-) Yeah, but D needs Bm ...... which is just as bad as F. Not to mention FsharpM
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Post by ocarolan on Jul 6, 2019 10:25:09 GMT
Agreed. And then we can just live in D :-) Yeah, but D needs Bm ...... which is just as bad as F. Not to mention FsharpM Bm - thumbover two bass strings; or just play middle four strings; if picking, finger only what is nec. This is nice - x24030 - the two open stings don't always work, but when they do it sounds lovely. F#m - it's a thumbover of course, and a 3 string barre on the top strings. I find this actually easier than the 2 string barre for F shapes; so much so that I often grab an F shape with a 3 string barree on the top, which makes it v easy to change to the minor shape. While we're at it, also try 244200 for F#m (ish)- often sounds good, as does 466400 for G#m (ish). Try also 577600 for Amajor (add 9)and 799800 for B major (sus4) then you have a nice thumbover "ladder" from E major via F#m, G#m, A to B . Lush strummage and interesting picking. You can emphasise/de-emphasise the "wrong" notes whether strumming or picking so as to use them to best effect. The mionr shape is fine at fret 9 for C#m too. Thumbovers are fab - try playing the basic E major with the "wrong" fingers, (leave 1st finger free)then just move up to get the other chords (moving 2nd finger accordingly to change from major to minor) - thumb should be easy to get into the right place then. It doesn't have to properly fret the string, mine tends to be a right angles to the f/b and by pulling slightly away from f/b a roll of soft tissue appears which damps, or with firmer pressure, frets, the 6th string. Keith
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Post by fatfingerjohn on Jul 6, 2019 18:25:44 GMT
Thanks Keith, lots to try there.Although after first attempt at a few I may get the surgeon to give me an extra 1/2" on left hand fingers and thumb whilst he's at it
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Post by bleatoid on Jul 6, 2019 21:21:10 GMT
Thanks Keith, lots to try there.Although after first attempt at a few I may get the surgeon to give me an extra 1/2" on left hand fingers and thumb whilst he's at it Sounds like a simple cut and paste job then, fatfingerjohn.
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Post by fatfingerjohn on Jul 6, 2019 21:52:59 GMT
Thanks Keith, lots to try there.Although after first attempt at a few I may get the surgeon to give me an extra 1/2" on left hand fingers and thumb whilst he's at it Sounds like a simple cut and paste job then, fatfingerjohn . Aaaaaaaagggggghhhhhhhh!
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Post by curmudgeon on Jul 28, 2020 0:01:58 GMT
Hi youse guys . This is my method :
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Post by curmudgeon on Oct 12, 2020 9:26:49 GMT
Hi, I always use "b" - but I know from my students that some have difficulty wth it. This might help some.
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Post by curmudgeon on Oct 12, 2020 9:28:13 GMT
I always use fingering "b" but I know from some of my students that some can find it challenging.
This might help :
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Post by Gregg Hermetech on Oct 12, 2020 18:57:31 GMT
Thanks for this thread. I always play the full barre, but am finding it really tricky sometimes compared to the other open chords, for smooth fingerstyle changes. I'll try some of these suggestions!
[EDIT] When I started learning fingerstyle a couple of years ago, I was told, "Always use the full chord shapes - for now" in both online and book lessons, but neither ever got to the point where they said, "OK, now you don't have to use the full chord shape", so I just stuck with it. And obviously, for fingerstyle, it's actually completely unnecessary, right? I like the idea of "Only fret what you actually play", but it's gonna take fair bit of unlearning, for me, I think!
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Post by andyhowell on Oct 13, 2020 7:28:19 GMT
If God had intended us to play F chords, then why did He give us the intelligence to invent the capo? A man after my own heart.
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Post by andyhowell on Oct 13, 2020 7:30:02 GMT
Thanks for this thread. I always play the full barre, but am finding it really tricky sometimes compared to the other open chords, for smooth fingerstyle changes. I'll try some of these suggestions! [EDIT] When I started learning fingerstyle a couple of years ago, I was told, "Always use the full chord shapes - for now" in both online and book lessons, but neither ever got to the point where they said, "OK, now you don't have to use the full chord shape", so I just stuck with it. And obviously, for fingerstyle, it's actually completely unnecessary, right? I like the idea of "Only fret what you actually play", but it's gonna take fair bit of unlearning, for me, I think! There's nothing wrong witn the barre per se but I think you are right in that it does have an impact on fluidity with much fingerstyle stuff. Mind you, in many tinungs, I find I use the barre index finger a lot over to the two bas strings.
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