help badly needed!

ive been playing guitar for about two years now but i quit for about a year in between so im just refreashing myself. the thing is i can play most basic chords and i can string them together well but i just cant get the hang of bar chords. however much i try they never sound right. plus most of the songs i want to learn use them. also i dont know how to read tabs. any help would be appriciated, thanks

munchkin

http://www.guitartricks.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=3041

Tab

Highest/thinest string E--3 2nd B--
3rd G--
4th D--
5th A-2 6th Thickest E--3
http://www.guitartricks.com/2000/trick.php?trick_id=3554&s_id=2&prev_id=1739

Shows this better. It's in the beginner section go to the home page and look over at the right hand side --.Good luck :)

PS. If you're using an acoustic you may find it difficult to hold the strings down as they are quite thick and stiff and you may want to borrow an electric to get the "hang" of bar chords. Cheers.

Accuracy,you say? hmm interesting concept..

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I don't know what kind of guitar you're playing, but there's all kinds of factors why it doesn't sound like the recording...the most obvious reason being..they wrote it and they've had plenty of time to play it. After time you'll find yourself getting better at it and it sounding smoother and smoother. There's other factors though as far as tones go. They may be playing through a tube amp, whereas you're playing a solid state...you may be playing a Squire, and they're playing a PRS...they may be using a chorus or a flange or delay effects. You'll never get it to sound EXACTLY like the artist, but why would you want to? If people want to hear it done exactly like the artist...they'll buy the CD. Just keep plugging away, make sure you're playing it clean before you're playing it faster and it will come together.

thanks to the people that replyed to my plee for help it did help a lot. i know that practice makes perfect so i will keep practicing. if anyone has any other tips theyd likie to give me, which would be greatly appriciated my email is gutterslut007@hotmail.com
thanx :)