My name is Charlie Bombard. Been playing and singing my whole life. Im 50 years old this month. I had stopped playing in 2014 because combat related illness caused me to lose hand coordination. I have bad tremors and the more i try the worse it gets. But with therapy and medication I am improving. Picking up the guitar has boosted my confidence, but i am back at beginner level.

my biggest question right now is Barre Chords. I was told years ago that unless I was naturally double jointed, I'd never get my ring finger or pinky to bend enough to fret some chords. I am finding that to be true on A major shaped Barre chords. I can play them on frets where 3 fingers fit, but when I have to try hitting thre strings with ring or pinky finger I cannot bend them enough to not mute the high E string.

Is there some kind of stretch without breaking my finger that can help, or do I just play those chords with the High E muted?