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Allen Hopgood
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Allen Hopgood
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07/27/2011 11:13 pm
Originally Posted by: TaylorSwiftYAYA couple days ago, I used a barred F chord a lot while playing and I noticed that my hand started to kind of ache/hurt. So I was wondering if I could get any tips for making sure that I am correctly fingering/playing barred F chords? Thanks!


The muscles and tendons in your hands need time to strengthen. Playing barre chords, especially with the first finger across all strings, will take a little while to develop enough strength to hold down. So treat it like any form of exercise where you are devloping a muscle. As long as you are fingering the chord as per the diagram you will get it. Just don't put too much strain on your hands and above all DON'T play with pain. Bottom line if it hurts stop.
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Allen Hopgood