Originally Posted by: JeffS65Make sure that the guitar is in a place that is ergonomically correct for you. If you are struggling to do barre chords, make sure that the guitar is in a place where you can appropriately have your arm in the right position to allow for comfortable access to the fretboard.
Here's a post I made about that:
http://www.guitartricks.com/forum/showthread.php?p=232803#post232803
Agreed! Also, how is your posture? How do you hold the guitar? Do you hold it like Joey Ramone – slung way down low? Or like (somebody help me here, I can’t think of someone who holds it really high)? I find chording is easier when my wrist is more or less straight, with my thumb directly behind – not over the fret board. The more your wrist is curved, the harder it will be harder to hold down strings.
Alex :)