Hmmm, lots of interesting stuff on here.

I have nailed the "F" chord (although not overally fast at getting there yet), but the "B" is beyond me at the moment.  I have seen lots of talking about "cheating" around here, and I like the cut of that jib smile

Can anybody explain in simple terms to to cheat on the "B" without using a Barre chord?  Cheers.

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Cheers for tips guys/gals.  Good to know I have somewhere to come for advice once I get stuck smile

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Al, many thanks for the advice.  I will give it a try.

Don't worry, I wasn't planning to go flying down the fretboard.  I think I will be staying around the top end for a good while yet.  This is a great board, and I have already picked up some good tips just by trawling through some of the threads.

It really is a great feeling where you can (badly at the moment I know) play a song you have liked for years.

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Hi all.

I have been learning for about 3 months now, and are really enjoying (attempting to) playing the guitar.  I have myself an early Xmas pressie in the shape of an electro-acoustic tanglewood.

I am doing well with most of the major chords, and can manage quite a few songs.  Not perfect obviously, but you can tell what most of them are and that is good enough for me at the moment.  Like other beginers on here I struggle mostly with the strum patterns as I tend to follow the vocal's with my strum.  A hard habit to break on some songs I am finding.

Anyway, I have noticed that lots of players play in different areas of the neck on the fretboard; I understand this when using Barre chords (which I am currently staying well clear of) and capo's, but have also seen people doing it without either.  My question is that when reading chords when would I know to move around the fretboard, and where to?

Many thanks.