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Day 4 – ‘E’ Shape Exam
Responses
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hand hurts
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I can play this lesson but I can’t seem to get the b string to cooperate.
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This is review, but it is good to practice these exercises. I have forgotten to do them as often as I should. Good reminder to keep up with them. Use them as warmups, whatever, just build up stamina and strength. I have to be able to relax while playing in order to be musical, but relaxing while exerting is hard to do. Practice, practice, practice.
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I love the challenge to sustain the F chord. My ring finger is definitely feeling it!
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nice and clean. I’ve been doing bar chords a long time
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Shall win-got 5 out of 6 notes clean for the exam. That’s 83%, or a B.
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My small win, a mental one. I always felt my B chord was unacceptable because I could never get the high E string to ring clear. Tony doesn’t hit it anyway so I have accepted it is o.k. and I can now play and move on.
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Bar chords, especially the F bar chord has always been a challenge, but it gets better with constant practice and determination.
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The F chord has always been a challenge, not to long ago I was not able to play and F chord but now I can my hand complained a little, just need to keep playin this chord shape
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Went well; not so long ago it was all but impossible for me. I think the single thing allowing me to successfully play this barr chord and others is greater strength in my fretting fingers. Playing everyday has also made my fingers more nimble and able to stretch further.
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I got better at these. Great advice on not having to push hard on all the strings to get the chord right, just making sure your index get the low and high e and the b strings.
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Tony and more experienced classmates, Could you speak to us about or, Tony, show us your hands and fingers from the bottom side, so we see your calluses, etc.? On this F-chord shape I am curious about whether your index finger builds up callus along the entire finger that is used to hold down the first fret? Or what are the tricks to hold down the B-string since it seems to challenge many of us? Also, are there things we need to do do maintain our fingers / hands for guitar playing? My finger tips have built up calluses, but some calluses seem to be getting in the way now and my middle finger has a divot in the callus that makes it hard to hold down a string using a different area of the finger, so on some chords I am having more trouble muting adjacent strings unintentionally than before calluses formed. Any input is welcome! (I am only about 4 months in now…)
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hand hurts
I can play this lesson but I can’t seem to get the b string to cooperate.
This is review, but it is good to practice these exercises. I have forgotten to do them as often as I should. Good reminder to keep up with them. Use them as warmups, whatever, just build up stamina and strength. I have to be able to relax while playing in order to be musical, but relaxing while exerting is hard to do. Practice, practice, practice.
I love the challenge to sustain the F chord. My ring finger is definitely feeling it!
nice and clean. I’ve been doing bar chords a long time
Shall win-got 5 out of 6 notes clean for the exam. That’s 83%, or a B.
My small win, a mental one. I always felt my B chord was unacceptable because I could never get the high E string to ring clear. Tony doesn’t hit it anyway so I have accepted it is o.k. and I can now play and move on.
Bar chords, especially the F bar chord has always been a challenge, but it gets better with constant practice and determination.
The F chord has always been a challenge, not to long ago I was not able to play and F chord but now I can my hand complained a little, just need to keep playin this chord shape
Went well; not so long ago it was all but impossible for me. I think the single thing allowing me to successfully play this barr chord and others is greater strength in my fretting fingers. Playing everyday has also made my fingers more nimble and able to stretch further.
I got better at these. Great advice on not having to push hard on all the strings to get the chord right, just making sure your index get the low and high e and the b strings.
Tony and more experienced classmates, Could you speak to us about or, Tony, show us your hands and fingers from the bottom side, so we see your calluses, etc.? On this F-chord shape I am curious about whether your index finger builds up callus along the entire finger that is used to hold down the first fret? Or what are the tricks to hold down the B-string since it seems to challenge many of us? Also, are there things we need to do do maintain our fingers / hands for guitar playing? My finger tips have built up calluses, but some calluses seem to be getting in the way now and my middle finger has a divot in the callus that makes it hard to hold down a string using a different area of the finger, so on some chords I am having more trouble muting adjacent strings unintentionally than before calluses formed. Any input is welcome! (I am only about 4 months in now…)