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Mini F cord.
I haven’t been doing this weeks dailies challenges as I have been working on my Mini F bar cord. This has taken me long to get down and make it playable across the neck. I am happy to report that I finally have the strength the play the cord and now starting to work with moving it up and down the fret board.
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@jason-ashley That’s awesome! Great win, and you’ll find it to be very useful. There are so many songs which use the F chord. Sometimes the mini F can be substituted for the full barre F in the songs.
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J-A–
Congrats– you are on the right track!
You must already have some other chords playable(?), ‘cuz there are easier chords starting-out, than the F- (in either form).
My two-cents:
1. Do your fretting hand stretching exercises. You may not need to do 5-10 minutes of them- but do SOME… they help! And not just your fingers– also wrist and even forearm.
2. Repetition…… repetition…… repetition……
3. Practice transitioning both “to” and “from” your mini F to/from any of your other chords. (Actually from ANY chord to/from ANY other chord (again, see #2))…..
4. Try to work INTO — (over time)— purposefully NOT looking at your fretting hand. Expect a bit of frustration doing this at the start. Try doing it with your eyes closed— your mind will be more focused on the task. Embrace doing it wrong and chuckle at your mistakes! Remember– you only learn by doing something wrong….. and then figuring out how or why. That “figuring-out how or why” is what leaves tracks in your brain……
In a short amount of time— it’ll be second nature!
theoldcoach
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Thank you very much for your advise. You have reminded me of somethings that I need to update like adding this new cord into my 1 min cord change practice.
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