so.. ive been playing for a week, and i can play the basic chords, scales, etc.. fingers are getting calloused and whatnot.. but, the barre chords are giving me a lot of trouble :happysad: any tips on getting my fingers to work?

 

I would recommend not trying barre chords until you learn regular chords.

 

how so? i can play G, C, D, A, E, Em, Am, Dm.. chords

 

just keep at it....your doing good for only practicing a week.....bar chords require a pretty strong hand specially if you play a whole song in bar chords(not powerchords, which are easy)....also, bar chords are easier to hit if the action is the lowest it can go on the guitar w/o it buzzing crazy......are u playing electric or acoustic?

 

acoustic..

 

You need to develop better callouses, I didn't play or try to play bar chords until about 3 months into it. When you start play an F and keep playing until your index finger has a one long callous on the side.

 

.. i only have callouses on the tips it feels like i have wax on the ends of my fingers

 

try pushing down your pointer finger with your middle finger for more pressure...it just takes hand stregthening and practice

 

:thumbup:

 

Mang just try it, and if you don't get it right keep practicing.

I learned bar chords on my first day :dunno: I couldn't get all the strings down the first try, but just kept practicing. My hands are pretty small too.