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Long fingers and bar chords


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I don't seem to have the leverage to bar properly with my index finger. I can remedy this by barring with my the lower region of my finger close to my hand, but it's all weird with my finger sticking above the freboard.

 

I have been told I have good piano and guitar playing fingers, but the power isn't there for barring.

 

Any advice?

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Reading some threads here and at EG lately, I think it would be worthwhile to have a sticky thread entitled "Practice," with a lone post that just says "Practice. Practice. Practice." It really is the answer.

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I agree with the other posts but will add one small idea - keep your mind open. Don't assume there is only one way to do something.

 

Beginners often try to bar with the index flat to the fretboard - in actual practice most of us bar using the side of the index finger (for grand barres) so that the bones take the pressure rather than the muscles. I often curl my index so I can bar the high and low E strings at different frets (for maj7 drop-3 voicing root position)

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