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any guitar players got any tips of mastering barre chords

* make sure your hand / arm is correct, ie you'll want your thump and index finger to form a clamp.

* learn to play open E with your middle, ring and pinky finger (makes it easier to move the E shape barre chairs down the fret board)

* maybe start with power chords, ie E A D strings (E shape barre) or A D G strings (A shape barre) and learn to navigate up and down the fret board memorising the chords.

* do not get hung up on all the strings ringing clear, the bottom B string can be a brut. Work on placing the barre chord as quick and accurately as you can.

Haven't looked, but I'm sure Justin Sandercoe or Andy Guitar would have a video or two with better / clearer tips

cheers for the reply. Will look those two up. Its the B and Low E strings which never sound right. Always sound muted for me

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You must be going rightly if you're learning the barre chords

Ive been playing on and off for a while but the last few months been doing it more consistently. Ive always stopped when I get to the barre chords but am determined to get them this time

Best of luck. If you haven't already, and want to move up the neck, try triads. If you know basic barre shaping, it's handy enough to work out the major and minor triad for each chord, it's a quare adventure.

I am currently working on flight of the icarus to get the hang of a gallop riff

Sounds like I'm teaching my granda how to suck eggs 

any guitar players got any tips of mastering barre chords

* make sure your hand / arm is correct, ie you'll want your thump and index finger to form a clamp.

* learn to play open E with your middle, ring and pinky finger (makes it easier to move the E shape barre chairs down the fret board)

* maybe start with power chords, ie E A D strings (E shape barre) or A D G strings (A shape barre) and learn to navigate up and down the fret board memorising the chords.

* do not get hung up on all the strings ringing clear, the bottom B string can be a brut. Work on placing the barre chord as quick and accurately as you can.

Haven't looked, but I'm sure Justin Sandercoe or Andy Guitar would have a video or two with better / clearer tips

cheers for the reply. Will look those two up. Its the B and Low E strings which never sound right. Always sound muted for me

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strength-Exerciser-Strengthener-Adjustable-Resistance/dp/B095N7DNRH/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?crid=2ZZVLPWNCZA6W&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Y8LtIrNefW-6vCbhk6IpFhN-UvWVH-ZRRKDiMNzcOIfst0Rec_6Jcyun163eaxJdhoapPOD4Rpy9q2Xct6JIgDxvZjL59PxcpCiZ_AAAshBkjDq9elVrnO0d1860cZk4c0mW7Bl2lZp8gXSHa386sbQypZhOX-rypIOlJySXGEnA97ESLkS0ZQBwJwhysUlRcjOUekCoZ2WcCkU19Skfyg.SOV_iWJMEGe-npvTI6BO4byT7D8YON3CmbVu0HEzXTc&dib_tag=se&keywords=Wrist+exercise+machine&qid=1714384228&sprefix=wrist+exercise+machine+%2Caps%2C91&sr=8-4



You must be going rightly if you're learning the barre chords

Ive been playing on and off for a while but the last few months been doing it more consistently. Ive always stopped when I get to the barre chords but am determined to get them this time

Best of luck. If you haven't already, and want to move up the neck, try triads. If you know basic barre shaping, it's handy enough to work out the major and minor triad for each chord, it's a quare adventure.

any guitar players got any tips of mastering barre chords

* make sure your hand / arm is correct, ie you'll want your thump and index finger to form a clamp.

* learn to play open E with your middle, ring and pinky finger (makes it easier to move the E shape barre chairs down the fret board)

* maybe start with power chords, ie E A D strings (E shape barre) or A D G strings (A shape barre) and learn to navigate up and down the fret board memorising the chords.

* do not get hung up on all the strings ringing clear, the bottom B string can be a brut. Work on placing the barre chord as quick and accurately as you can.

Haven't looked, but I'm sure Justin Sandercoe or Andy Guitar would have a video or two with better / clearer tips

cheers for the reply. Will look those two up. Its the B and Low E strings which never sound right. Always sound muted for me

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strength-Exerciser-Strengthener-Adjustable-Resistance/dp/B095N7DNRH/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?crid=2ZZVLPWNCZA6W&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Y8LtIrNefW-6vCbhk6IpFhN-UvWVH-ZRRKDiMNzcOIfst0Rec_6Jcyun163eaxJdhoapPOD4Rpy9q2Xct6JIgDxvZjL59PxcpCiZ_AAAshBkjDq9elVrnO0d1860cZk4c0mW7Bl2lZp8gXSHa386sbQypZhOX-rypIOlJySXGEnA97ESLkS0ZQBwJwhysUlRcjOUekCoZ2WcCkU19Skfyg.SOV_iWJMEGe-npvTI6BO4byT7D8YON3CmbVu0HEzXTc&dib_tag=se&keywords=Wrist+exercise+machine&qid=1714384228&sprefix=wrist+exercise+machine+%2Caps%2C91&sr=8-4



You must be going rightly if you're learning the barre chords

any guitar players got any tips of mastering barre chords

* make sure your hand / arm is correct, ie you'll want your thump and index finger to form a clamp.

* learn to play open E with your middle, ring and pinky finger (makes it easier to move the E shape barre chairs down the fret board)

* maybe start with power chords, ie E A D strings (E shape barre) or A D G strings (A shape barre) and learn to navigate up and down the fret board memorising the chords.

* do not get hung up on all the strings ringing clear, the bottom B string can be a brut. Work on placing the barre chord as quick and accurately as you can.

Haven't looked, but I'm sure Justin Sandercoe or Andy Guitar would have a video or two with better / clearer tips

22k at Croke Park yesterday. Sure everything is grand. Well done the GAA. Hope ye are proud.

Ostriches.

Would definitely do no harm to move the Leinster games out of CP for a year or two. No Dubs I know would have an issue with this

Louth will give Dublin a game for 45/50 mins. Kildare, what is the craic there? Could be doing with a McGuinness or a Gallagher type manager

[Every game is a lottery.]

Why is the final between the 2 d2 teams? Hmmmn.

Because this is Ulster, where every team in the province has contested the final at least once  in the last twenty years.
Every game is a lottery.
Its why it the best championship in the land.

You might have a point but there's no need to tell lies.

There appear to be no certainties so if not a lottery its certainly unpredictable.

There are certainties. Antrim & Fermanagh are going to lose. Down extremely likely to as well.

You could have picked 4 out of 9 to win it. 2 of those are in the final.

Pedantic posts of the week go to.... 

Donegal's Ulster final to lose.

Would you ever f**k off with that crap. It wasn't entertaining the first time you did it and it hasn't aged well with the 100th.

No it's not. It doesn't even make sense. You literally have to have something to lose it. Ball-ache'ery at its finest

[I am not trolling here, but is Ulster really that good?]

I was off to a gig so only had to endure the first half...Christ!

Down coughed it up whenever Armagh actually engaged them and were also afraid to shoot, but Armagh stood so far off them.

I am not trolling here, but is Ulster really that good? Like the reason why the Provincials are here to stay is down to one province but the quality varies a lot within that. The best game of the year could be Dublin v Derry in the league.

Good? Are you asking is the level good or the competiveness good? The former, there's 3 or 4 teams that, outside of Dublin could win Sam. 50% of next year's NFL Div 1 will consist of Ulster teams. The latter, Cavan beating Monaghan, Donegal taking out the Ulster champions and Div 1 winners. Cavan Tyrone going right to the wire, as did Down v Armagh. Ulster is by a great distance the most competitive province, and overall the strongest.. Not that you didn't know any of this of course 

There you go!

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A lot of people have been to Oz. On paper it's a place I'd like to have visited but the getting there is very off putting for someone who hates flying. How many 1 hr flights would it take?!

There you go!

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[/quote]That's just the job but there doesnt appear to be a return leg. And I don't think I have enough annual leave to cover it.
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I met a couple in a backpackers place in Noosa, many years ago,chap a teacher from Magherafelt who'd taken a year out and travelled to Australia overland (most of the way, a flight maybe from Bali to Sydney to finish off) . Civil folk, canny mind their names

Armagh would appear to be surprised that Down can and will crunch them in the tackle.

Ref seems to prefer Down's tackling style.

Awful boring game that highlights just how wrong it is that our game rewards teams for playing keep ball.

Football is fucked.

Did you not say you weren't watching another game this year? Or maybe that was some other negative Nelly

Don't think I'd have said that. I wouldn't know what else to do with my life.

  apologies, I'd be the same.

Armagh would appear to be surprised that Down can and will crunch them in the tackle.

Ref seems to prefer Down's tackling style.

Awful boring game that highlights just how wrong it is that our game rewards teams for playing keep ball.

Football is fucked.

Did you not say you weren't watching another game this year? Or maybe that was some other negative Nelly

Armagh v Down - DOWN 4-2 on penalties
Donegal v Tyrone - TYRONE by 2

Good idea that why not toss for a home venue in Semi Finals?!

On a related note, is the first time Celtic park has been used as a venue for a non-Derry championship game? I can't recall any other occasion anyway.

It would be suitable for Donegal/Tyrone, Donegal/Antrim to Tyrone/Antrim games, but the latter rarely arise and a Tyrone/Antrim game could also be reasonably played in the Athletic Grounds.

Toilets, changing rooms etc a bit dated, but Celtic Pk is an amazing arena to watch football. Hoping to get along to the game on Sunday, should be a tight battle

Deserved lead for the the toffees at halftime.If Everton had put as much effort into the rest of the season they wouldn't be where they are   
Liverpool missing some great chances as has happened so many times in games this season.

Same old story. As shite as Liverpool were for half an hour, they really should be ahead in this match. Title chance blown through missed easy chances.

Surprised at how many are just going through the motions with a title at stake.

[Lee Dixon remains the worst.]

I dont mind Ally.

I hate when sky have either Neville or Carragher on co comms for their respective teams.

Lee Dixon remains the worst.

Steve McManaman is by a country mile imo