Chord variations

hi pressure and welcome

When it shows you have to play 6 notes and you think you need 6 fingers, you dont really need to have all those fingers.

this is when you barr the chord, you use your index finger to hold down all the strings then you other fingers go where instructed.

so really you could only be using 3 fingers or even 2 to play the chord that has every string held down

if you are like me and you are rubbish at doing this then there are cheats around this, but it will not make the exact sound of the chord.

i.e. F# is

2

4

4

3

2

2

where the 2's are indicating the 2nd fret, your index finger will be holding them down. your ring finger on the 4th fret of the A string, your pinky on the 4th fret of the D string and middle finger on 3rd fret of the G string.

I cannot play it like this so I play F# like this

x  ---- not playing the E

4    -----ring finger

4    ------pinky

3    --------middle

2   --------index

2   --------index

hope this helps

Ken