What was the hardest chord to play when you first started playing?

[SkippyX]

I'm sure that you are correct. I would probably benefit greatly from some professional instruction. That is probably not the only thing that I do improperly. I'm just happy to produce sounds that are somewhat musical. This guitar playing stuff is harder than it looks.

Amen, buddy. Same here.

[62rat]

You can also play a G chord as an Open G Chord. It is fingered as follows: First finger, 2nd fret, third string. Second finger; 3rd fret; 6th string. Third finger; 3rd fret; 1st string.

 

 

I tried this one and it really doesn't sound right to me but I do have a serious ear-ringing problem that may be warping my perception. I'm just going to have to work on doing it the right way.

 

Thanks

[kwakatak]

Open G sounds better all the time to me. A barred G sounds compressed. I can also do more with an open G - hammer ons, pulloffs, etc.

 

 

Try using you thumb and mute the A string. It takes away some of that "compressed" quality.

 

I agree with you on the "muffled" sound of barre chords though. I always enjoyed leaving the B and E strings open and fret the rest of the notes for the A and B major chords though - they sound nice and airy. I'm not big on chord names though. I think they add11 and add13 chords or something.

 

BTW, one chord that's always been tough for me was E/G#: