Dear Adam, thank you so much for this video, I damaged my left thumb in a sports accident many years ago and having played guitar ( mostly finger style) for some 65 years , finally had surgery last week to alleviate the pain, especially when playing barre chords. Your video has been most helpful. Thank you …
Thanks, Adam! I don't love barre chords - but I use them. I had a finger injury and when I could plaay again, those barre chords sounded awful. I'll try these secrets, including taking the guitar for a check up.
Thanks a lot for this video, Adam. I love barre chords, sometimes i struggle with the a bit. I knew only about index finger, other advices were unknown for me. I will continue watchung your videos and lessons, you explain clearly everything.
Excellent vid....as usual! I've personally never really had a difficult time with Barre chords, beyond learning them at first. I have kinda large hands and decades ago I began using my thumb around the back of the neck so I often do them like that instead. Thank you Adam for all of your great vids and hints and guidance. ✌💛
I had string buzz issues since I began playing but realized this morning that by just placing the finger so the joint is in the space between strings the problem is pretty much eliminated. The change will take some time but that's just how it works.
Replying to self I also realized that in general my finger placement was terrible. I've a lot of work to do in that area. And yes, I also found that jamming the barre finger behind the fret on a barre does work well for eliminating buzz.
Hey Adam! I played for such a long time..After a break, I‘m trying to come back..I really have problems with these Barre Chords. But I just forgot about this bicept thing 💪😂 Thank you, you‘re great!!
Hi and thanks for the comment. I’m not really sure what you mean because even if there’s a finger joint, I’m straightening out my finger so I never really tried to get finger joints out of the way. Can you explain what you mean exactly
I think you're referring to one or more strings aligning with joints in the barring finger. That's a problem I sometimes encounter, and it's not easy to place the finger so that no joint "recess" falls on a string (especially the second string). String action can affect that, as can neck width and consequent string spacing, but there's no way my finger can be truly flat. Higher frets might help avoid the "dead string at a joint" issue, typically the B string lying under the first joint of my index finger (that @nigeljones2701 described). It can be frustrating, but I'm usually able to avoid playing that string when it's stopped by only the barre.
A nice simple lesson Adam but unfortunately there is no such word as bicept, it is either bicep or more commonly biceps. I hope you don't mind me pointing this out.
Barre chords can definitely be tricky at first, but with practice, they get easier! I'm glad you're giving the tips a shot-stick with it and you’ll see progress in no time. 🙂🎸💪
I play classical guitar and it is easy for me to play hymns at church in Eb, Ab and Db. You just have to build up the muscles for it. I don't use a capo.
Hi - great video as per usual. I have been playing for a long time and I have a constant problem with barre chords, no matter how I place my index finger I get a dead note on the B string. This doesn't happen when I playing only a barre but as soon as I put a chord to it its dead. Position and angle does not make it go away. Any advice and keep up the good work. Thanks!
