It’s also the chords for “All Along The Watchtower”…A, G F
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And he’s not talking about working out what BBP stands for 
well done, Nicole, you’re doing well. Keep it up.
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Phew. Glad about that one!
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See. Can’t have people thinking I would only play guitar and smell bad 
@TheMadman_tobyjenner @Socio Thanks 
Thanks. At some point, looking back this will likely be a small thing, but right now it’s opening the door wide for finally slowly but surely, step by step becoming better at guitar.
Ach James @socio, I’m also really happy that I know now for sure that it’s not Bolding Blues Players 
@rorystrat Hmm, more candies 
Tempting, very tempting… Still… I have to remember my vegetables… 
Seriously though … four weeks of vacation ahead. Today I have to start building a somewhat realistic plan for all my building blocks: Grade 2 practice; revisiting Strumming SOS 1 (playing with pick); getting serious about the Finger Strumming Course (playing without pick); simple finger picking (simply because it’s so deeply ingrained in my memory from many years back); song practice (those that I really want to play and that might not be included in Justin’s Tabs); continued work at the Em Pentatonic scale; practical music theory (I’m at the end of Grade 3 but should probably start over); singing (Discover your voice course has been on ice for more than a year)… 
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Wonderful Nicole, learning is like that sometimes, no progress for a while and then a breakthrough. I’ve also found once or twice that I couldn’t do something, moved off to other things, and when some time later I returned to the thing I couldn’t do, suddenly without more practice I could.
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Looks like that is what happened in my F-barre chord case as well. Stuart @ziggysden made an excellent post about this in Silvia’s LL.
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As a side effect of practicing F-barre in module 9 I noticed that power chords are much easier now. I can now play them much more relaxed than I used to … with quite a lot of less tension and pressure than I use for F-barre for example (will have to train getting more relaxed there with time as well…)
I’m so tempted to skip ahead to module 12. Still… I guess it’s finally enough of the sneak peaks and time for more disciplined practicing… 
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Every cloud has a silver lining ! 
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That’s great, Nicole.
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… and way too much way too fast. I still can’t believe that I’m finally making progress…
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Surely you have your vegetables in a meal not alone. Putting the chords you have conquered into a song gives them context and helps with memory and timing. All Along the Watchtower is only 3 chords.
And as I said before, as you move forward things that before were hard become easier. How’s the D minor now you know Barre chords?
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True that, mostly not just vegetables…
I think you do have a valid point. I know the shape now… If I slide it around now and then, I have nothing to lose really but perhaps something to gain. I might even be surprised at some point what is possible.
My wrist just like to have a small break from too much Barre chords practice…
Dm is a good comparison, had I avoided it, I wouldn’t be friends with it now
Nicole, I assume you mean the left-hand wrist making the barre chord? If so, then you may want to look at your hand position. To best of my (at best advanced beginner) knowledge, the wrist should be in such a position that it experiences no stress when making the barre chord. My betters should correct me if I am wrong. I think forearm, wrist, hand should be pretty much in straight alignment, leading to no stress on the wrist.
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You’re on point, David. Forearm, wrist and hand should be aligned without too much of an angle between hand and arm. Of course, we are all a little different with regards to anatomy, so some slight angle might occur.
When in doubt, Nicole, you could try and post a picture of your left hand while barring. But I think a little soreness when starting out is part of the progress, too. 
Congrats on your achievement nevertheless. It’s just great when it clicks and what formerly was known as impossible finally becomes possible. 
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It’s impossible to play a barre chord without bending your wrist…
Yes, it’s the left wrist. I would not be surprised at all if there is too much of an angle…when barring at least. It’s something I absolutely want to take to those in person lessons once they start.
Picture, I don’t know how well that will succeed… But I meant to record some practicing later maybe I can excerpt shot from there.
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That’s my experience when I tried yesterday. Mainly dead strings. But I put that down to my old entry model Yamaha acoustic with high action that I had repaired, restrung and wanted to test. Well and of course I also put it down to bad technique in general.
Surely it is however a valid question how much the wrist has to be bent and how much pressure thumb and fingers have to exert. I very, very likely used much more force than I would actually need to…
I mentioned this on the small hands thread too but my wrist bends a full 90 degrees to get a barre chord; it won’t bend any further.
Look at my demo of “Under The Bridge” in the riff thread and observe how my wrist bends from one extreme to another. Look at the last barre chord (which is a EMaj7) and see how the wrist is bent in relation to the arm.
I’d like someone to point out the Justin lesson “thou shalt not bend your wrist “
Hi Peter,
as I pointed out in my comment, everyone is different from anatomy perspective, so some need to bend their wrist more than others.
But Justin explains we shall try to have the angle as small as possible as given in this lesson: https://www.justinguitar.com/guitar-lessons/e-shape-barre-chords-major-4b-001
So if it’s working for you as it does, just go ahead. I have very small hands, too, and need to bend my wrist slightly for certain chords.
Thanks Peter
I was not intending to come across as if I was quoting Justin. I was just sharing my own perspective, which was caveated as being definitely not an expert opinion.
I don’t recall ever experiencing soreness in my wrist playing barre chords. General soreness and fatigue in the muscles of my hand, yes. And I think that is perhaps result of a few things, pressing harder than necessary, poor technique forming the barre, not using the weight of my arm, and just normal need to improve strength.
I recall there being a Justin lesson with a few tips on playing barre chords. Not sure if it is part of the new Grade setup or on of those extra lessons. Let me see if I can find it as maybe it will be helpful