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Miguel de Maria -> barre chords (Jun. 27 2004 15:56:18)

I have been working with the classical guitar player Eduardo Fernandez' book about Mechanism, Technique, and Learning recently, and have gotten some incredible ideas about it. One "revelation" that has come from it has come from the idea of really analying and noting the various sensations associated with the various aspects of guitar playing. With barre chords, you should try to "feel" the effort in the back of the hand opposite the index finger. It's more of a "push" than a clamp or a grasping feel. This makes the hand much more secure and will let you hold the barre much longer. Try it, it works! :)



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Miguel de Maria -> RE: barre chords (Jun. 27 2004 20:13:09)

Poke your LH index finger into your leg... that is somewhat like the feeling I'm trying to describe. Now use a similiar feeling with the barre chord, except poke the fingerboard with the flat finger (keeping the finger rigid and shaped as you need it is another, but distinct, part of the sensation/action). This is meant to release a lot of pressure on the thumb, but for this action you need the thumb to be there and bracing heartily, although with little muscular effort. Try that! :)



Ron.M -> RE: barre chords (Jun. 27 2004 21:41:31)

Mike,
Andy's right about playing with your thumb completely away from the neck for practice purposes.
The thumb makes very little difference IMO, even in barre chords.
I only use the LH thumb to steady the guitar and apply the odd bit of pressure on a difficult chord.
But never actually "grip".

cheers

Ron



Miguel de Maria -> RE: barre chords (Jun. 28 2004 4:23:36)

I find that practicing without the thumb encourages me to use a kind of bicep "grip." I like to use mostly the hand to fret notes and barres, although the thumb is fairly static and isn't use to exert force. It's the steady side of the jaw, the fingers and hand apply the pressure. But I don't like to use much arm because it reduces my dexterity, and a lot of pieces I play require a lot of hopping to and fro.



Jon Boyes -> RE: barre chords (Jun. 28 2004 11:51:15)

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ORIGINAL: Ron.M

Mike,
Andy's right about playing with your thumb completely away from the neck for practice purposes.
The thumb makes very little difference IMO, even in barre chords.
I only use the LH thumb to steady the guitar and apply the odd bit of pressure on a difficult chord.


Yeah, excellent advice. I like practicing scales without the left hand thumb touching the back of the neck, it helps ensure I am being light fingered.

Jon



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