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Day 3 – ‘A’ Shape Familiarity
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I really struggles with this one. My fingers are really short and I struggled to get a clean fret on the B string with my ring finger. I kept trying for over 2 hours and I finally got frustrated. I then used my middle, ring, and pinky to fret the D,G,and B and stretched my index to fret the A. I got good fretted notes using this method. Is that ok?
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why cant I just bar the second fret and make the A shape with my other fingers?! Not as painful!! Sometimes I think you forget that women generally have smaller hands and fingers!
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Why not use pinky for the B sting?
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Fun experimenting with this , especially when using some pentatomic scales between the B chord and an E chord shape. Shows what can be done when integrating elements of several different lessons together. Always learning something new beyond the basics of a lesson !!!
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I’ll try a pentatonic break, this week’s lessons exhaust me. I can barely practice a total of 10 minutes together on the first three lessons.
Did get some more clarity of notes when I really followed Tony’s direction to press down on each note and ease up staccato style–it gives the forefinger and fourth finger a rest that otherwise is painful.Also used a tip from someone who suggested hold raising the neck end higher can give more leverage.
I keep coming back to these exercises even though in regular practice I will probably revert to the accommodation I make : for barred E’s using all fingers for the high 5 and the thumb for the low E.
Just playing the top four notes for the barred A’s and sometimes the bass E string. A cut to the bone years ago between my forefinger and middle still causes pain when I stretch too much. But how many fingers did Django Rheinhart have?
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I have trouble with my ring finger but I am okay with my 4th finger to make the B
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PRACTICING Staccato on a Barre Chord certainly tests your finger pressure stamina! And, … Repetition is the Mother of All Skill!
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Found this easier than the e. Not that I’m great at it but I think it easier
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thunk, thunk, thunk, thunk . . . . . .
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Sometimes, I manage to get a clean F Barre Chord. I just have to be more observant to see exactly where I am strumming.
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definitely feeling the fingers
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Yikes! I’ll have to keep working at that one. I broke my left elbow a few years back and apparently still don’t have much strength in my ring finger.
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Why would’t you Barr with the pinky? I find that so much easier, and I can get good consistent sound on the high E.
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I found the same thing. The hardest part for me was stretching the ring finger while holding down pressure. The pinky is a lot easier, and I get good clean sounds at speed.
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I have and issue as my fingers are not long enough to properly reach out clearly
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Easier than the E shape for me.
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A-shaped B-chord was A-OK this evening! Went back to yesterday’s lesson and left that one still wanting…
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I really struggles with this one. My fingers are really short and I struggled to get a clean fret on the B string with my ring finger. I kept trying for over 2 hours and I finally got frustrated. I then used my middle, ring, and pinky to fret the D,G,and B and stretched my index to fret the A. I got good fretted notes using this method. Is that ok?
why cant I just bar the second fret and make the A shape with my other fingers?! Not as painful!! Sometimes I think you forget that women generally have smaller hands and fingers!
Why not use pinky for the B sting?
Fun experimenting with this , especially when using some pentatomic scales between the B chord and an E chord shape. Shows what can be done when integrating elements of several different lessons together. Always learning something new beyond the basics of a lesson !!!
I’ll try a pentatonic break, this week’s lessons exhaust me. I can barely practice a total of 10 minutes together on the first three lessons.
Did get some more clarity of notes when I really followed Tony’s direction to press down on each note and ease up staccato style–it gives the forefinger and fourth finger a rest that otherwise is painful.
Also used a tip from someone who suggested hold raising the neck end higher can give more leverage.
I keep coming back to these exercises even though in regular practice I will probably revert to the accommodation I make : for barred E’s using all fingers for the high 5 and the thumb for the low E.
Just playing the top four notes for the barred A’s and sometimes the bass E string. A cut to the bone years ago between my forefinger and middle still causes pain when I stretch too much. But how many fingers did Django Rheinhart have?
I have trouble with my ring finger but I am okay with my 4th finger to make the B
PRACTICING Staccato on a Barre Chord certainly tests your finger pressure stamina! And, … Repetition is the Mother of All Skill!
Found this easier than the e. Not that I’m great at it but I think it easier
thunk, thunk, thunk, thunk . . . . . .
Sometimes, I manage to get a clean F Barre Chord. I just have to be more observant to see exactly where I am strumming.
definitely feeling the fingers
Yikes! I’ll have to keep working at that one. I broke my left elbow a few years back and apparently still don’t have much strength in my ring finger.
Why would’t you Barr with the pinky? I find that so much easier, and I can get good consistent sound on the high E.
I found the same thing. The hardest part for me was stretching the ring finger while holding down pressure. The pinky is a lot easier, and I get good clean sounds at speed.
I have and issue as my fingers are not long enough to properly reach out clearly
Easier than the E shape for me.
A-shaped B-chord was A-OK this evening! Went back to yesterday’s lesson and left that one still wanting…