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hey gitaardocphil,

yes, my screenname is actually taken from a sticker that was on a fishing tackle box when i was a kid (what does a worm proof tackle box protect against lol)

I'm from the US, Ohio actually

I did the same thing with that chord at first, but then I found out that to play diminished 7 chords you can just play

e - 2
B - 1
G - 2
D - 1
A - x
E - x

This is undoubtedly (in my mind) the way this chord was meant to be played on this song, because it's an easy switch from D to this, and then from this to B7.  Along the same lines as transposing the song, you can also use a capo, which is fun to try on different songs just to see what they sound like!

Desperado by the Eagles....there are some barre chords in there, but it's VERY slow (half note strumming sounds great), it's a beautiful song, and it gives you practice on a dencent amount of chords
http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/?url= … ranspose=0

A few of my other easy favorites include:
House of the Rising Sun by The Animals
A couple other songs by the Eagles (Take it Easy and Tequila Sunrise)
Lodi by CCR
My Sweet Lord by George Harrison
Let It Be by The Beatles
Losing My Religion by REM
Hurt by Johnny Cash
Every Rose Has Its Thorn by Poison
American Pie by Don McLean

If you have a capo...
Atlantic City by Bruce Springsteen
The Scientist by Coldplay

If you like fingerpicking
The Wind by Cat Stevens

If you would like links to any of those as well, let me know, but I thought it'd look a little crazy if I put them all on there

Oh, and since your name is Jessica, perhaps you would like Jessica by the Allman Brothers (although you will probably just be able to play bits and pieces of it if you're a beiginner)

Try to make the chord shape with your fingers before you touch the strings.  In other words, you should be able to make the shape of the chord without having to put your fingers on the strings one at a time.  This has helped me a lot.  I would just make a C shape (for example) and press it up against the fret board all at once in order to get a C chord.  This really helped me with the D chord, which, although I'm still working on it, I've gotten much better.

I listened to that song real quick and from what I can tell it's

D DU D DU DUDU UDU

If not, it still sounds good!

In my limited time playing, I've learned to not get too caught up in getting the exact strum pattern.  Any eight note strum pattern usually sounds decent.  If you just keep that right hand moving and mixing it up when you hit or miss the strings, you'll eventually find something that sounds good

For jag, i would say some of the best patterns are

D DU UDU
DUDU UDU
D DU D DU
D  U UDU

But once again, just keep that right hand moving to the beat and hit the strings when you want to hear something!

I was that way too.  I had a hard time with C at first, but now I can hit C no problem and am working on getting D and A.  Once I get those two down, I should be ready for the dreaded barre chords

Hey everyone,

Thanks for all the suggestions.  Lots of things to try out, and I really like the "Bluegrass A" suggested by jay and patrick.  Definitely wouldn't have thought of that on my own!

To answer your question Jerome, I've only been playing for about 4 months and don't have barring down (at all).  The site I was using to help me learn guitar had two fingerings listed for A:  1,2,3 and barring the first finger across the strings and deadening the first string with it.  If I take time to adjust my finger, I can hear the first string, but usually my finger is either too bent and I get fret buzz on the second string or it's not bent enough and I deaden the first string (or it buzzes against my finger).  That's why I was curious to see how common other fingerings are, but I realize the best solution is probably to just keep practicing 1,2,3!

Hey upyerkilt,

HAHA.  I've been playing for a couple months and my fingertips are fine now...not sure if they're grizzly bear level yet, but i think they're fine.  As far as the fret buzz is concerned, I don't get it often, but I will occasionally get it if my finger isn't absolutely right next to the fret (usually when I play an A chord without barreing or even sometimes on a D if I don't get it spot on), and I just hate that noise.  I'll look around for that other thread and maybe check prices at my local shop for the work to be done.

Thanks for the help so far everyone.