Look at the above two chords, F chords and Bm chords, is not particularly impressive, often bring us pain to the things that will make you remember deeply. The big horizontal press chord really makes too many guitar beginners feel painful, and some people have to give up because of it, which is a pity. However, when you hold it down, it feels quite simple.
Here I share my own gestures when pressing the chords, as well as the power method of the whole hand, which can make it easier for you to break through the big horizontal press, come on!
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="3" > what is a large horizontal press? </h1>
The small horizontal press is to press 2, 3, and 4 strings at the same time with 1 finger, and the large horizontal press is to press 5 or 6 strings at the same time with one finger, just like the F chord in the picture above, hold the first 6 strings with the index finger horizontally, and Bm uses the index finger to hold the 2nd product 5 strings horizontally - (12345 strings)
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > large horizontal press gesture</h1>
The gesture of the big horizontal press chord is a little different from other chords, contrast it.
C chord gestures
This is the gesture when pressing the C chord, the wrist is behind the oblique back of the neck, most of the chords that do not need to be pressed horizontally are similar to this gesture, let's look at the gesture of pressing the F chord.
F chord gestures
This is a gesture of pressing the F chord, and it is obvious that the wrist is pushed very far, located under the slope of the neck. Let's take a look at the position of the thumb.
Thumb position
When pressing the chord, the thumb is placed behind the neck, and the thumb position is probably located between the index finger and the middle finger, or directly to the middle finger, depending on personal habit fine-tuning, so that the whole hand can better stretch and hold the large horizontal press. When pressing other chords that do not require horizontal press, the thumb is also placed on the back, but it is also possible to buckle the thumb to the neck, which is the case for many folk singers. Personally, I would recommend placing it on the upper midline behind the neck.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="14" > the power of the big horizontal press</h1>
The most important thing is to exert force, and many people just use the power of their fingers to press the strings. In fact, it is more scientific to press the string with the joint force of the arm and finger. The arm is gently pulled back, and the thumb is pinched with the other 4 fingers to press the big horizontal press together, and one of the arms is mainly forced, so that the large horizontal press is much easier. The arm is much larger than the finger with a little force, and it is necessary to take advantage of this
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="21" > the point of pressing the string (no need to hold down 6 strings).</h1>
Look at the above figure, in fact, there is no need to follow the 6 strings, F chord 345 strings have other fingers to hold, just need to press the 6 strings, 1 string, 2 strings of these 3 strings can be, to grasp the point, the string index finger horizontally press the 1, 2, 6 strings can be sounded. The Bm chord root is on the 5th string, the 6th string cannot be played, just hold down the 5th string and the 1st string.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="17" how to practice > chord pitch is too high</h1>
Some guitars may be too high in pitch, if the first product is found to be difficult to press by the large horizontal press, you try to use the pitch shift clip to clamp the second product and press an F chord, if it is much easier, it means that your guitar string distance is too high. You can't practice hard, you have to practice with a pitch shift clip, I have also encountered a situation where the guitar string pitch is particularly high before, you can also simply judge it.
Practice for a while, you can find a song that is a big horizontal press to practice, enhance the strength of the fingers, after all, pressing the big horizontal press does require greater strength than other chords, and it takes a lot of practice to enhance the strength and ability of the fingers, so that pressing the big horizontal press will be more and more relaxed, break through it to refuel!
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="26" > video to demonstrate the technique of large horizontal press in detail</h1>
Guitar veterans tell you the gestures and power skills of the big horizontal press chord, and get it done in 5 minutes