Alright, let's all take a deep breath! Are we calm? Yes? Good!
Now there certainly is more than one way to do a chord. You just gotta find which way is the most comfortable and practice it. Some people say I finger chords weird, but hey, if it works, go for it.
Let's start with E, since a lot of people are having trouble with it:
You can:
- Use your index finger to Barre all the strings on the second fret and use the ring finger to barre the G, C, and E strings.
- Use your index finger on the A string second fret, and barre the G, C, and E strings with your ring finger.
If you don't like barring, you can:
Code:
1 = Index
2= Middle Finger
3 = Ring Finger
4 = Pinky
A ----|--1-|---|----|---------
E ----|----|-2-|----|---------
C ----|----|---|--4-|---------
G ----|----|---|--3-|---------
Doing a B chord fingering on the 7th fret will also make an E chord sound, although an octave higher.
Code:
1 = Index
2= Middle Finger
3 = Ring Finger
4 = Pinky
The first fret in this demonstration is the 7th Fret
A --1--|----|----|----|-------
E --1--|----|----|----|-------
C -----|--2-|----|----|-------
G -----|----|-3--|----|-------
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i only got one beef and thats with E7... i hate playing something and then having to slide down to E7 it throws of my groove...
E7 can be played:
Code:
A ---2---------------
E ---0---------------
C ---2---------------
G ---1---------------
or:
Code:
A ----5---------------
E ----4---------------
C ----4---------------
G ----4---------------
as well as:
Code:
A -----7---------------
E -----7---------------
C -----8---------------
G -----7---------------
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mine is B major. I have problems with my pinky on the g string... It wants to bend backward.
How are you doing you're B chord?
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Am7
I cannot seem to play it with good tone.
Oh and Cmaj6 too. Can never play it....
Hmmm... from what I know, you can play an Am7 with just all open strings.
How do you play your C6?
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lets all start venting on what chords we hate...
minds D!!
D is like E without the index fingr and it's on the third fret.
You can either:
Use each finger to separately fret each string:
Code:
1 = Index
2 = Middle
3 = Ring
4 = Pinky
A ----|----|-----|----
E ----|----|--3--|----
C ----|----|--2--|----
G ----|----|--1--|----
or
A ----|----|-----|----
E ----|----|--4--|----
C ----|----|--3--|----
G ----|----|--2--|----
Or you can Barre the G, C, and E strings using a finger you're most comfortable barring with:
Code:
A ----|----|-----|----
E ----|----|--1--|----
C ----|----|--1--|----
G ----|----|--1--|----
or
A ----|----|-----|----
E ----|----|--2--|----
C ----|----|--2--|----
G ----|----|--2--|----
or
A ----|----|-----|----
E ----|----|--3--|----
C ----|----|--3--|----
G ----|----|--3--|----
etc.
There are also other variations of the D chord, such as:
Doing the B chord position on the 5th fret
Code:
A ------5------
E ------5------
C ------6------
G ------7------
And doing the F# position on the 9th fret
Code:
A ------9------
E ------10------
C ------9------
G ------11------
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You folks should start to notice that a chord's finger position can be moved up and down the fretboard to create different variations of other chords. In this way, you have a variety of chord variations to choose from as opposed to just the first position.
I really wish I was there with you guys physically so I could demonstrate what I'm talking about and personally help each and every one of you guys out. But I'll have to make do with this.
Most importantly, the key is practice practice and, did I mention, practice? If not, then practice. Seriously. It's hard now, but if you chip away at it, it becomes more fluid. I guarantee that. Seriously. All your favorite ukuleleist like Jake and Aldrine and all of them at one point went through the same thing.
Also: Really practicing shouldn't be vigorously work. My point is, to just keep at it. Keep going with it. Just play.