Barre Chords Question · Guitar Skool

Barre Chords Question

Does anyone else struggle to get the b and high e strings ringing out when playing barre chords?

I've tried adjusting the pressure and angle of my index finger but it doesn't seem to matter what I do or what guitar I'm playing on, these two strings don't ring out very consistently.

The action on my strings seems good - it's not high at all on either my acoustic or electric so I don't think that's the problem.

I'm starting to think it's my finger shape and length that result in it being difficult to maintain pressure across those strings.

I've tried just barring a fret with my index finger and each string rings out okay but when I add in the other fingers for the barre chord the pressure changes and my knuckle seems to pull away ever so slightly and I get dead notes on the high strings.

Any tips on how I can improve this? Most stuff still sounds okay even if you don't hear those high notes but sometimes you just need to hear them.

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