Thanks John & Roger. Perhaps I didn't phrase it correctly John. I meant the Root note F G A or frets 1,3, & 5. When I continue playing barre chords on frets 7, 8, 9 is my problem. Also Roger I just bought a new Gibson SG and they went over the entire guitar and checked and made few minor adjustments and I watched him check down the fret board relative to the string height to the frets. Thanks guys I appreciate your response and input.
2 2010-11-27 22:07:44
Re: Barre Chords (7 replies, posted in Electric)
Thanks ark. I'm retired and have loads of time to practice and I do about 3hrs a day or more. So practice it will be....again thanks.
Paul
3 2010-11-27 19:18:48
Topic: Barre Chords (7 replies, posted in Electric)
I have been playing for about two months and can play the open chords A B C D E F G and their minors and sus's and 7's. I pretty much can play so they sound clean & ring true. I've started learning to play barre/power chords and have what I perceive an unusual circumstance. They sound pretty good and ring clear on the upper frets i.e. F G A etc. and absolutely horrible down the frets B C D. What puzzles me is I thought the difficulty would be the opposite. Oviously the finger spread on the upper frets is far more than those down the fret board. Anyone have any idea what I'm doing wrong. Is my fingering or wrist angle or both. Thanks
Paul