Use your thumb to play the bass notes of chords

When you get the thumb playing the bass note it allows you a lot more freedom with the rest of your fingers for embellishments and fun!


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After feeling confident with barre chords for a couple months. I thought I’d give this a try…

It seems a lot more difficult for me not to accidentally silence strings with these grips… so I guess I’m back to chord change drills with these.

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Do you have any tips to avoid muting the b and e strings?

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So I’m definitely a lot better at these now than I was last year. I found a good shape to start with was actually the m7 barre shape. Just you only need 2 fingers to play it.