C-Chord

[Fletch]

Stick a Capo on 5 and give it another go… 🙂

(Start working that flexibility, then gradually slide it down when you’ve got it nailed…)

• This reply was modified 2 years, 10 months ago by  Fletch.

[benboucherfinancial-com]

Will do. Thank you.

[JoeT]

It took me 6 months to finger one cleanly, it will come stay at it.

[benboucherfinancial-com]

Thanks!

[the-old-coach]

Ben–

My quick recommendation is to go into TAC’s “Skills Courses” section, and from there, go into the “Getting Started” section. You’ll find a “Daily Stretch” lesson there.

Go thru it. Period.

I do some stretching EVERY practice session, but I don’t go to the extent that Tony goes thru in his lesson– but– even if you just do part of his stretching routine– it will help a lot. And not just at the start of a session– stretch your hands out once or twice during the session.

Another trick is to deliberately “overstretch” and extend that C chord by an additional fret. Work up to this- don’t hurt yourself- (don’t laugh– it can happen!). You’re not caring what it sounds like if you do this– you are only trying to make it seem easy when you go back to the C chord.

• This reply was modified 2 years, 10 months ago by  the-old-coach.

[Mychael]

I just happened upon this yesterday on the “Acoustic Life” website. On the home page, Tony shows several different ways to finger a C major chord. Three are a build up to the full open chord but easier and effective ways to play them.

You might want to try it.

Michael F.