The most interesting observation was that it isn't a case of strong/weak fingers, rather a case of poor technique. Lots of small children with puny hands can play those chords properly and lots of adults with big, strong hands can't!
It wasn't so much remembering the finger patterns, it was holding the strings down properly so they didn't buzz. It was bad enough trying to play one tricky chord buzz-free, but switching between different tricky chords was a big problem.Playing chords is just practise and more practise whilst waiting for the muscle memory to take effect. As @User said, It'll just be automatic
I'm not very good at playing but notice that any new chords i try now get quicker to memorise than at first.
With Barre chords there is a tendency to adopt a Vulcan death grip. It was a revelation when I was taught to stop the strings without using a thumb on the neck, using arm and shoulder only.It wasn't so much remembering the finger patterns, it was holding the strings down properly so they didn't buzz. It was bad enough trying to play one tricky chord buzz-free, but switching between different tricky chords was a big problem.
Yes, that was exactly the advice I read earlier today. Using the weight of the arm to help, rather than employing finger strength.With Barre chords there is a tendency to adopt a Vulcan death grip. It was a revelation when I was taught to stop the strings without using a thumb on the neck, using arm and shoulder only.
Transformed my bass playingYes, that was exactly the advice I read earlier today. Using the weight of the arm to help, rather than employing finger strength.
Bass playing is something else I want to do!Transformed my bass playing
Why not?Bass playing is something else I want to do!
Mind you, I don't think I would be playing bass chords ...
It shows how little I know ... I assumed that they would sound a mushy mess.Why not?
Loop pedal, a nice chord progression, a bit of theory, and you can let your creativity loose.