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Question: Make sure to read the description! Why do most of my notes sound alike!?
I started playing the guitar about 2 months ago and i'm pretty good at it, but some of my notes sound the same!. For instance, my F and Fm sound the same!. I know the difference is one finger, but it still should sound different!. Oh, and what does an 'o' mean on a chord chart!? Does that mean I should do something different with the string!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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A few different thoughts came to mind!.

One, your strings are super super dead!. If you haven't changed strings yet, that should have been the first thing you did when you got home (okay, after a few minutes jamming on it)!. Factory strings suck, and die quickly!. Think about investing in some string lubricant like GHS Fast fret or Guitar Honey!. There are many varieties, and they all basically make it a little more pleasant to play the guitar!.

Two, you aren't fretting the chords properly!. You're a beginner, this is the most likely possibility to me, especially since you're talking about barre chords!. Make sure you're fingering them properly (right fingers on the right frets), and make sure you're playing each note cleanly!.

F 133211 <- Are these the chords that you're playing!?
Fm 133111

What I mean by playing cleanly is this!.!.!. fret your chord, then play each string separately, one at a time!. Each string should ring out clearly if it's supposed to, shouldn't be muted if it's not supposed to be, should never ever buzz, etc!. If the string doesn't sound right, adjust your fingers until it does!. Make sure you are fretting close to the fret, and that you are just pushing down hard enough to fret the chord, don't push as hard as you can (it can actually cause injury in the long run)!.

I'm betting that you have a finger muting that D string, so you can't hear the difference between the two chords!.

If you can't for the life of you make your guitar not buzz, then take it into a guitar shop and have them do a setup and intonation on it, which should take out any buzzing!. Usually it isn't too expensive, but if you're serious about playing guitar, you'll do it no matter what!.

The 'o' in a chord chart means an open string!. Don't fret that string, let it ring out!.

ex: x24400 Bsus4

Make sure to mute that low string!. It's a nice chord, and if you slide it up to different frets, it contrasts nicely against those open strings!.


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