Hi all,
I have just started teaching myself the guitar and am really loving it, but I am frustrated to tears with not being able to play some of the more difficult chords. They seem to require you to have about 15 fingers! How on earth do you play all six strings in different frets with only 4 fingers?? I just can't stretch my fingers that much without clamping down on the wrong strings or not being able to hold them down strong enough for a clear sound. Any advice would be great!
Thanks!

For chords where you press down more than four strings, you're supposed to use one finger to press down multible strings instead of just pressing down one string.

As for the finger pressure problem. You have to grow calus on your fingers to harden them up. The only way to do this is to practice.

Hmmm I'm having the same trouble - I know exactly how you feel!!!

Hope something works out soon :P

Love Laura
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you need to bar some chords

baring- using one finger to press multipul strings

I sent Trinity some advice on this subject; I'm just learning how to post replies on this site. Good luck with your progress!