The dreaded barrè chords

You'll see lots of posts on the topic. A prevalent theme is keep your thumb on the back of the neck and your palm should never touch the back of the neck. Search the previous threads on the topic for much more in depth info.
If you can make an F bar you should be well on your way to making all the chords you mentioned. It helped me to practice making the F first and then practicing removing the finger you need to make the alternate shape, with F and Bminor shapes you can play all of the above by removing fingers...then there's the dreaded B (are you out there Zurf?!). If you're not already familiar with the shapes and what they become as you move them up the fret board, have a look at the chord index on this website. There is a real "light bulb over your head" moment when you realize you can use 3 or 4 shapes and play dozens of chords just by moving them up and down. That revelation is well worth the effort

Thanks for good advice, I'll try to perfect my technique then.
I think I'll get around the easier shapes and change quicker as i build up strength and speed, but i still find the shapes F7 and Fm7 to be very, very tricky as it is always one or two strings not ringing out, but is totally muted. And I'just learned that they all can be used as you move the shapes up and down, and yes it was a big light bulb when i realized it Too bad i cant play those 2 types properly in reality then, still thankful for advice on those two spesific shapes though .

The thumb position is key, though the whole thing is about practice. I finally managed a decent Barre chord after taking on some songs that are easy, open position songs, but with one basic Barre cord - like Maggie May, which is all A, G, D, and Em except for a single tricky little F#m7 (at the point where the lyric goes "Couldn't have Tried..."). That strengthened my grip and got my fingers used to whipping around from open position to a Barre chord. Handle a couple like that, then move up to a song where there is a sliding series of Barre chords, like REM's Don't Go Back to Rockville, where the lick that starts "I know it might sound strange..." goes:
B-VII    A-V    G#m    C#m-IV    Bm    A    Asus4
That will get your fingers used to moving up and down the fretboard smoothly.

I'm no Barre Chord expert by any means, but that's the sequence that's gotten me to the point where I can convincingly fake my way through it most of the time.

Thanks for advice once again guys, I'll just keep pushing my finger into those sharp steel strings. And perhaps when I find the right technique and/or place to hold they'll ring out. I will try those songs as well, thank you. I wont deny the fact that my fingers REALLY hurts though

and remember if you don't like the key its in try moving it. that gives you different chord shapes. chordie has a transposition tool which works on many songs . of course you have to stay within your vocal range but you might find that shifting key occasionally helps there too.

This might be bad form, but a friend of mine does it and it helps him quite a bit.  He's fine on the major barre chords, but when he tries the minors (specifically the F#m), one of the strings always sounded muted.  Instead of having his middle finger just hang there unemployed, he puts it over his index finger--sort of a double-decker barre.  That little bit of extra pressure makes the chord ring true.

That's actually good form.  I've seen that recommended a lot by really good teachers and players.  It also helps if you find your hand getting tired.

I've always wanted to play bass, but i dont know how...sure i can play a few notes, but not properly.
I've always wanted to play Cello as well i think, off topic i guess.

I'll just try to press harder then, at least some of the nicer strings ring out on the harder barre chords.

Do you think cello is harder than guitar? and is bass harder? Harder to play i mean.

Anything is easy if you have already learned it
Fingerpicking and chordchanges + strumming i thought was very difficult at first; now i can do blindfolded. But i still find playing solo arrangements, or lead guitar very difficult. And of course the advanced barre chords!

I can strum those shapes and get them to cling, but while fingerpicking a pattern i dont. Because while strumming i can move my index up and down and adjust so that those loose strings keep ringing. With fingerpicking i find that i have less time between the changes, and lifting up my index in middle of a barre chord, say HM - HM7 ( In this case my index need to go up a little to get the string i lift of to ring) i find that the chord changes are less...mhm - let's say "Smooth". Hope at least some of you understood this..

To me it looks like i only have about two things to do. Eather keep practising and hope for the best, or assume that my index finger will grow larger or bigger something ( Not likely - unless i start gaining weight)

And btw: A little of topic here, but im listening to a song and I'm trying to figure out the fingerpicking pattern. I have already found one, but im not sure if thats the right one. Can anyone listen to the norwegian love-song and tell how the pattern goes?? ( It's a basic pattern i think - of some advanced kind) Here's the link to the tune: http://www.norsknettskole.no/fag/ressur … v/hunstmo/

( As you enter the page you'll have to scroll down and choose song number 28, "kjærlighetsvisa," remember to turn the volume=))    ( Thanks if trying, i really wanna figure out the pattern to this one, and sorry if it's not allowed to post links)

Someone told me there were something like 4 different shapes to memorize for the barre chords. They told me once I learn them, I'll be on my way. Can anyone tell me these shapes or advise a web site that will diagram them out for me?  Thanks!!!