As an added bonus I finally after 2 months of total frustration learned how to hold a barre chord!!
In watching and pausing videos when needed I found the key to making it work and it was so simple I'm almost embarrased to say how I did it.
Anyhoots.. here goes. I always placed my thumb appox midway on the back and could not obtain the correct position to hold a barre chord.
I noticed when Chris held a barre chord with his index finger, his thumb was placed low on the back of the neck. I then moved my thumb to this lower position which then moved my index finger further up and across the fret board. When I hit the strings they all rang out perfectly!!
My hope is that this simple move may be of help to someone else struggling with this same situation.
