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Weak Bar Chords


tstapp1026
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03/20/2010 10:27 pm
I know practice is always key but are there any techniques to improve hand strength for bars chords? I feel like I've been held back for a long time now because I tend to want to avoid them because I can never really seem to hit them in time.
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03/21/2010 2:49 am
Hi tstapp1026..
Welcome back..
You might take a look at Lisa's seamless chord changes..
It help me, and I just happen to have gone back over the tutorial again last night..

http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=484

good luck
Gordon
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03/21/2010 7:47 am
Thanks Gordon. I've bookmarked that lesson and I'll certainly use it.
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03/21/2010 6:20 pm
I am not sure if I am understanding you right, are you saying you have a problem with hand strength to actually barre across the entire fret with 1 finger? If that is the problem, I had the same one. What I did until I built up my hand strength was to stack my middle finger on top of my index and use both of them to barre the chord.
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tstapp1026
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03/21/2010 7:51 pm
Hi J... yes, that is what I meant. I have a hard time getting the barred notes to ring out. They are more "clunky" than an actual pure tone. I also have a hard time with transitioning into bar chords as well. Though I think as Gordon mentioned, I probably should run through the chord tutorial he posted.

Thanks for the input, any little detail helps :)

Shane
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