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Overview Of EDCAG – The Minor Version of The CAGED System – Lesson 34

William B.

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    I have the same issue; I can only place the pinky on the high E. Now I just came across that I can use the pinky nail side of the pink to bar it... it is very painful. I doubt I have seen anyone try this method... I will try this method for now and see if I can gain some tolerance. :ROFLMAO:
    Try the chord first starting with the pinky barred and then add the other fingers/notes of the chord. From the bottom up. That was working for me but it puts a lot of strain.

    It's the G minor chord right?
     
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    Alexander

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    Try the chord first starting with the pinky barred and then add the other fingers/notes of the chord. From the bottom up. That was working for me but it puts a lot of strain.

    It's the G minor chord right?
    Well, the G minor barre shape. My middle and ring finger already experience strain that my pinky hardly has any mobility or leverage to press down on three strings.
     
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    This system is not entirely about playing all the chords this way. Very few people could make an effective GMaj or Gm chord ring out with a barre.

    Understand the shapes and how portions of them make smaller chords, diads and triads, and form the basis for a lot of sweep/arpeggio stuff. It can help you make sense of the theory of the fretboard. No one should try to do this:

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    You can hurt yourself that way.