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How to play barre chords… I have small hands.?
I’m trying to play songs like Free Bird and Hotel California on my 12-string acoustic.
On my electric guitar, I can kinda play the barre chords, but on this I can’t at all.
It’s not so much that my fingers are too weak, but rather that they are not long enough to hit the notes properly. To put it simply, my hands are about the size of a petite 12-year-old girl’s. It makes some stuff kinda difficult.
Basically, I’m looking for some tips on playing them (I don’t have the cash to get a new guitar or modify this one.)
Or some other ways to play an F, F#, and Bm.
Oh, and I’m not a newb asking a dumb question either. I’ve been play for a few years and I’m rather good, I just can’t barre.
Any help would be appreciated.
haha.thats awesome.well im glad your not a newb, but you should look into music theory. it doesnt matter if your a newb or a hardcore musician, it would always help to learn how chords are made.
for example. i hope you dont already know this, but for basics a major chord is a major third with a minor third on top.
- C chord is built with a C-E-G, [C(c#,d,d#,)E = major 3rd]
[E(f,f#)G = minor 3rd]
so in conclusion, there are many different places to play the same chord.and where on the guitar there is a c – e – g, you can form a c chord.same with any other chord.
-the only catch is that your probably going to have a different voicing/ tone because your playing it in a diff erent spot, but you gotta do what you gotta do. so hope that helped.
How to play Hotel California on guitar chords