how do i play this chord correctly?

RyanPollice · Post by **RyanPollice** » Fri Oct 25, 2002 7:44 pm

E -
A 1
D 3
G 3
B 3
E 1

what fingers do i use to play this chord i cant get the stretch..

thanks ryan

pollice@golden.net

proudmonkey721 · Post by **proudmonkey721** » Fri Oct 25, 2002 8:04 pm

the way i play it and i know the way dave plays it is to barre the 1st fret with your index finger and cover the 3rd fret strings with your pinky

Post by **jkanter** » Fri Oct 25, 2002 10:35 pm

You can also bar the 3rd fret with your 3rd finger. Just another way....Dave does play it that other way though(bar 3rd with 4th finger)....enjoy...peace

coejus · Post by **coejus** » Fri Oct 25, 2002 11:35 pm

Looks like a normal Bb chord to me- just bar the first fret and use your ring finger to get the others.

Post by **jkanter** » Fri Oct 25, 2002 11:40 pm

Yeah....that's what my post said(1st finger on 1's, 3rd fingers on 3's)....but Dave actually plays it a different way(1on1, 4on3). I don't know why he does that...a little unnecessary but oh well. I play it w/ the 1st finger and 3rd.....peace

gravedigger · Post by **gravedigger** » Sun Oct 27, 2002 7:58 pm

yeah, I hate that Bb chord. If I have to play it I'll use my 1 finger for the a string and I'll bar the other 3 with my 3 finger (my 4 finger ain't as strong as Dave's

) The high e string ends up muting but what the heck. I like the Bb chord on the 6-8-8-7-6-6 chord better since the action is better down there.

peace,

Ken

PilotC150 · Post by **PilotC150** » Tue Oct 29, 2002 12:47 am

I usually do it like this:

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finger--x12341
fret----x13331
String--EADGBE

Bar the 1st fret, but then play the other strings seperately, just like how I play an A chord, with my first three fingers. Except this way i use my 2-3-4 fingers and bar with the pointer.

dmfollower · Post by **dmfollower** » Tue Oct 29, 2002 3:47 pm

what song are you trying to play with that chord? cause i know that in the song granny after the D on "love" he goes to a Bb but its played
6805xx. you might want to try it that way?

peace

gravedigger · Post by **gravedigger** » Tue Oct 29, 2002 4:33 pm

dmfollower wrote:what song are you trying to play with that chord? cause i know that in the song granny after the D on "love" he goes to a Bb but its played
6805xx. you might want to try it that way?

peace

The d string is muted though. you can also play 6-8-10-x-x-x

matt2053 · Post by **matt2053** » Sat Nov 02, 2002 6:13 pm

6 8 x 5 x x

and

6 8 10 x x x

are Bbsus, not Bb major, different chords

gravedigger · Post by **gravedigger** » Sat Nov 02, 2002 6:33 pm

yeah Bb5add9. or Bb9 or yeah Bbsus2

peace,
Ken