Originally Posted by: mcchuck47

I have been playing guitar for 6 years, been trying too play barre chords for 3 years, the

g string is always muted on 6th string minor chords. I'm left handed, I have tried moving my hand and finger every position possible. I'm really ready too through in the towel and say watching tv is a better option.

I am no longer able to play Barre chords due to tendon issues in my fretting hand thumb.

All this has done is forced me to adapt. It's possible to play all the notes of a Barre chord by using your index finger to fret strings 1 and 2, and wrap your thumb around the neck to fret the 6th string - this applies to the 'E shape' Barre; a slightly different technique is needed for 'A' shape, but easy to figure this out.