will keep on trying, its not just barre chords, i like to song write and i want to involve minor chords like f and b but when i try them it makes my composition sound crap and i give up on them.

Thanks guys, if you go to http://www.myspace.com/redfootcoventry you will hear our songs. My two songs are all in am,c,g and d lol!!!!

Cheers for that, Im getting there, just frustrating, especially as im not a bad bass player, seems like im going back to school but like you say, they are essential.

Hi, i,m a singer songwriter. I have wrote loads of tunes which are well received.Im actually a bass player but took up the acoustic 2 years ago.i hate barre chords, even with lots of practice, normal chords i dont even think about but when im ready to strike that f or bm, it all turns to s##t. any suggetion of other places to play these nasty chords and still sound great.
many thanks folks
andy