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Poune
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Poune
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03/09/2009 5:52 pm
Yeah, women can play bar chords! Don't worry.... many men can't do them properly, either. You don't need to develop biceps or triceps to do it. Here are some tricks I've used to master them:

-stress ball: used to strengthen the muscles in you hand. I started off doing slow squeezing movements (don't go crazy or you can mess up your hand). My bar chord workout consisted of doing a series of squeezing for 2 mins/3 times during my practice sessions. do it after you're really warmed-up. each week, I would add 30 seconds to my time. the muscles get stronger.

-practice: bar chords are frustrating. do a couple of bar chords slowly everyday. do your best to get all the strings. if you can't, don't worry and don't cheat (can mess your hand). do them every day... you'll get them.

Poune