Piano riff for my immortal

Hi Mike,

Any suggestions for an easier way for a beginner to fret the chord up the neck for the piano riff?

My first finger really isn't up to strength yet for the barring on the top 3 strings on the 9th fret.

Thanks

Hey Elias! Indeed, this is a challenging chord for a beginner!

My suggestion would be to omit the note that's at the 11th fret of the 4th string (D string) and only pick the notes fretted on the top 3 strings. This should make it a little easier to get your fingers into the correct position.

[br]You could replace that first note of each phrase by picking the 9th fret of the G string instead. This will mean you will pick that note twice at the beginning of each phrase.

Make sense? Let. me know how it goes!

Mike

Originally Posted by: eliasnhernandez1

Hi Mike,

Any suggestions for an easier way for a beginner to fret the chord up the neck for the piano riff?

My first finger really isn't up to strength yet for the barring on the top 3 strings on the 9th fret.

Thanks

Hi Mike,

Thanks for the reply!

I tried fretting only the top 3 strings on the 9th fret, but I'm not sure i follow on the second part for when it goes back to A in the video, the pinky is in the B string before coming off. How would I do this fretting only the 3 top strings on the 9th fret without using the pinky on the B of the 12th?

Try raising your index finger up for the second part so that it is only fretting the 9th fret of the 3rd string. It is not necessary to bar down for every part.

Let me know how it goes!

Mike

Originally Posted by: eliasnhernandez1

Hi Mike,

Thanks for the reply!

I tried fretting only the top 3 strings on the 9th fret, but I'm not sure i follow on the second part for when it goes back to A in the video, the pinky is in the B string before coming off. How would I do this fretting only the 3 top strings on the 9th fret without using the pinky on the B of the 12th?

Thanks again Mike! It's getting better with this approach, but I'll keep practicing it as it remains sloppy for me, especially the second part.

Ive been struggling in the same piece. This suggestion works well for me.

Any other lessons in guitar tricks could help gettin the strength for the third finger in the 11th fret? When I try to reach the third finger in the 11th fret thats where I lose pressure in the first string on the bar cord in 9th fret.

My thumb just hurts a lot when I successfully play it with all the strength Im using on it to get the bar right in this inversion…

I would suggest practicing and mastering your barre chords. Notice that this particular riff uses barre chord shapes, and if you're having trouble, then check out Fundamentals Level 2, Chapter 5 (barre chords). Work your way through the chapter. As you practice the full barre chords, you will strengthen your fingers, so that when you return to the song, you'll find these shapes easier to play. Hope this helps!!

Getting very close to that chapter.

I had my eyes on this chapter seeing it was related to barre chords. Thanks a lot for the quick response!!!