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moosehockey18
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04/22/2020 8:57 pm
Originally Posted by: vanrooy.gert

I have been trying to form the f chord for the past 4 weeks now. And still 3 out of 4 strings are buzzing or are totally muted. My hands are rather small. That definitely is a worry. Sometimes I get the chord to ring out cleanly, but that's when I use my right hand to force my left hand in place and hold it there . I convinced myself somehow that in time this will solve itself, but then, I would still be lightyears away from actually forming f within a song, switching from any other chord into f...

Any tips? Because I'm worried for when the reall barre chords appear.

Just a thought I had....

If you`re playing acoustic, perhaps the profile of the strings or the "action" could be adjusted to make things a bit easier for you. That chord is a bear !