I did it I did it! (b)minor victories

weaselrina · Nov 28, 2013

I played a Bm! Not a great or clean Bm mind you, but a Bm nonetheless. It was the first time I've played one since I started learning in July where it sounded like a chord and not a squeaky cough.

I would like to thank whoever it was that posted in an earlier thread (i can't find it) the tip to tilt the neck upward when playing barre chords so that the wrist doesn't need to bend. Thats what did the trick. Now I can actually play it without doing that but it got me over the hump.

Spud1$ · Nov 28, 2013

Congratulations !! It took me 4 months every single day and I still can't switch in a timely way, I'm celebrating with you!

CeeJay · Nov 28, 2013

Congratters .........tricky those with the fretted finger on the g string ....but you got all the minors now !!

Just slide up and down the neck...one fret towards the headstock (down) and Bb minor one up the neck C minor two more D minor etc ... cool eh ?......sorry I'm rambling now ...

focsle · Nov 28, 2013

Congrats that's a toughie.

mm stan · Nov 28, 2013

Aloha Rina,
Congrats..."If you practice it, it will come".......

ohmless · Nov 28, 2013

congrats.
FWIW, my stumbling comes from playing in D with a following Bm. If I play D at first position with my middle finger, I get a very slow transition to Bm. When I fret the D at second position with my index the Bm comes almost instantly. So now depending on the following chord I need to play the D with different fingers. KUTGW

Five Ways · Nov 28, 2013

Well done the more you do it the better it gets.

vanflynn · Nov 29, 2013

Congrats. That's a big step and opens up lots of new options to playing off the nut!

Keep at 'er!

TG&Y · Dec 7, 2013

Congratulations! Bm continues to be my most dreaded chord (well, C#m sucks too). Glad to hear you got over the hump.

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