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A Major Barre … help needed
I am having big problems with the A Major Barre chords. My ring finger on my fretting hand is abbreviated just after the last knuckle. I can’t fret the three strings needed because of the last bit of finger that is missing. Hoping for a workaround…any ideas are welcome.
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6 Replies
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I often use my pinky and ignore the high E string.
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The pinky idea’s a good workaround. I have difficulty with the A-shaped barre chord having the full use of my ring finger, and my workaround has been to supplement it with my ring finger to help hold the strings down.
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Are you trying to barre an open A (5 string barre) of 6 string A?
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@Sparky1 : There is a nice index finger bar that I use. 2nd fret bar the DGBE strings and reach your pinky to fret 5 on the high E string (making it an A note) I like this position chord because it lets me explore the A6, A7, Amaj7 chords changing the note on the high E string. In my mind I keep the shapes organized by thinking of this as a G shape A chord (when I use my index finger on the bar) and if I am using my Ring or Pinky to bar DGB I think of it as an A shaped chord.
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Everybody….thank you for responding to my question. I’m confused about not fretting the high e. That is not where the challenge is. I can not fret the D,G, and B because of the stubby tip of my ring finger. In this case 2 out of 3 doesn’t sound very pleasant.
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