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C Squared · 11-19-2008, 02:08 PM

Yes, they do get easier!!!

Initially I would suggest taking your middle finger and adding it on top to your first finger. This will give you just a little more pressure then with your first finger alone. It also helps to try and use your first finger slightly angled so that you are using a little bit of the flesh on the side of it. Start with an A minor barre in the V position (5th fret). When trying to find the sweet spot for your first finger to barre, play each string individually and listen for notes that won't ring true. If you have any, take your finger up and off and move it a little up or down. I've seen a lot of people just try and slide their finger up or down and then all they are doing is moving the strings a bit sharp, and still have the same dead notes.

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C Squared Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Waterbury, CT Posts: 1,476 Thanks: 69 Thanked 76 Times in 20 Posts	Re: Someone please tell me Barre chords do get easier Yes, they do get easier!!! Initially I would suggest taking your middle finger and adding it on top to your first finger. This will give you just a little more pressure then with your first finger alone. It also helps to try and use your first finger slightly angled so that you are using a little bit of the flesh on the side of it. Start with an A minor barre in the V position (5th fret). When trying to find the sweet spot for your first finger to barre, play each string individually and listen for notes that won't ring true. If you have any, take your finger up and off and move it a little up or down. I've seen a lot of people just try and slide their finger up or down and then all they are doing is moving the strings a bit sharp, and still have the same dead notes.