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Barre chord Hand positions
When setting up to play a barre chord do your fingers make the chord shape or the finger barre shape first? I make the chord shape first and then add the barre finger.
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I usually fret 2-4, then barre like you. I’m trying to do it simultaneously.
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I think the way I do it is from trial and error over the years. We all know that the magic only happens if we are able to barre the treble strings. I used to Barre first and then position for the actual chord positions. for me that method was hit and miss on the barre strings. The usual Treble E, B and G strings were either good or had moved just enough when I applied pressure to the chord fretted position to be muffled. After I started positioning the chord fingers first I finally realized that most full barre chords were actually only barred on 2 to 3 strings. So it made sense to me to chord first and then put the index finger into position. After reading Bill Brown’s comments this morning I was surprised at how we both use the same barre finger technique. It took me years to solve this problem and he figured out how to make clean barre chords when he was younger. sometimes I am just slow to figure things out that work for me.
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I place the barre first or at the same time as the other fingers for the common chord shapes
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