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Hi @OhWowMan , a little analysis may help. Lets dive into the B major chord. When you pluck each string low to high identify which string/s is not sounding how you would like. That is step one. Step two: slowly and I mean slowly, strum or pluck each individual string in the chord and try to use as little pressure as possible to get each string to ring out individually while holding the chord shape. Pay special attention to the ones you identified as muted sounds. Take your time with this. Step three: move your hand on and off the chord (set your metronome for 40 bpm). See if you can give your hand a shake while off. On with the first beat off with the second beat etc. Focus your energy on the string or strings giving you the trouble. I found it was usually only one or two strings thudding up the clarity of the chord. Before I identified the trouble makers I was using a ton of energy to try and squeeze out desired clarity and that made my hand tired in two changes. Once the thudders were identified I was able to target them and ease up on on the rest. This made the chord oh so much easier to execute. It was a big light bulb moment when I realize my bar was only influencing two strings and when I focused pressure on the bar to those two stings it was like magic. Be patient. Take time to stretch out your hand, push a few beats past the burn and stretch it out then hit it again. Step four: add an E chord and go slowly back and forth between the two. Do all of that and your B chord will be clear as a bell. Have fun. Stay thirsty.