my wrist, and barre chords

brian_ok · Post by **brian_ok** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 10:05 am

slimer--actually, yeah. I don't really know what I said tuck in for. Just keep your elbow at a 90 degree angle, and keep your wrist straight. Don't worry about where your elbow is.

proudestmonkey41 · Post by **proudestmonkey41** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 4:42 pm

ive been trying to learn jimi thing lately.. and im having alot of trouble with the barre chord hammers.. the first three of the song. my hammering finger always ends up muting the strings below it.. any tips on how to position my wrist/thumb/hand etc so i wont end up muting it?

mlb1399 · Post by **mlb1399** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 9:02 am

I don't barre the whole fret if that helps you at all. I just barre the notes that are being played.

jellyfish · Post by **jellyfish** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 9:42 am

mlb1399 wrote:I don't barre the whole fret if that helps you at all. I just barre the notes that are being played.

proudestmonkey41 · Post by **proudestmonkey41** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 6:07 pm

i have been trying that.. but still i cant seem to do the hammeron with my finger tip only with the flat part of my finger which ends up muting the strings below it.. sounds absolutley terrible.

briguy945 · Post by **briguy945** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 3:12 pm

You don't have to push down nearly as hard if you put pressure on your guitar inward with your elbow while playing. Just imagine hugging your guitar while playing it.

This will automatically make barring chords much easier on your fretting hand.

Also, make sure your barring finger is right on top of the fret. This works best for me. Hope this helps.