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Thank you all for your well-thought-out replies!
Overall, I have no trouble at all playing barre chords- and actually find them easier in some cases- than “regular” or open chords. “A-shape”/ “E” shape doesn’t matter at all either, and I can play them on and on for extended periods.
It’s way up the neck that gives me issues. Much more of a squeeze- as GerryB says- trying to jamb fingers into those narrow frets. 12th fret barre?– fuggedabouddittt.
None of my present guitars has a cutaway- a 12th-fret barre chord is simply not possible for my old hands.
I’m gonna give last week’s tough-for-me lessons maybe 2 more, 5-minute sessions (each)— going as high up the fretboard as I want to— and the likely put them in the rear-view mirror and move on.
Thanks again for encouragement. I think getting bummed-out once in a while is the RIGHT way to do this guitar-stuff.
Maybe it was just “Mr. Expectation” peeking around the corner at me………
It’s funny how I can get bummed-out—- but still be having fun with all this😎
Our TAC family is great- thank you all again
the old coach