Crazy

[richo_uke]

Hello guys,

I would love to play the song „Crazy“ but I struggle with some of the barre chords. Does anybody know substitutions for the difficult chords such as C#M7 where I have to bend my middle finger over two strings and grab single notes with the index and ringfinger.
Any help is appreciated.
Rici

[Andrew]

Have you tried barring from 3rd string down (omit 4th)? That’s my go-to trick for simplifying barre chords.

[richo_uke]

Hello Andrew, let me ask once again as I perhaps misunderstood you or you didn’t understand my question.
I still can’t play the song because I struggle with those chords where my middle finger plays string 1+2, middle plays string 3 and index string 4. I absolutely can’t bend the middle finger enough and form a round shape with my ring finger at the same time.
Could I use a similar chord with more easy fingering.

To come to your answer. What exactly did you mean when you suggested barring from third string?

Thanks in advance.

[Andrew]

My suggestion was to omit string 4, such as:

You can use that same approach for all of the chords in this song. Omitting string 4 will make it much easier to play, but still sounds good 🙂

[Andrew]

My apologies for the initial confusion, I thought you were asking about the 4444 voicing of C#m7.

[surferjay]

I think (but best to wait for Andrews response) when barring chords instead of doing a complete bar and covering all four strings (which requires more pressure) you can just bar string 3, 2 & 1. So basically you are holding down the C, E & A strings and leaving the G open.

[Andrew]

You want to be careful when playing an open G with some of these chords. It’ll clash horribly with a C#m7. It’s best to target 3 down when strumming and/or mute string 4.

[richo_uke]

Thank you Andrew and surferjay for your answers. Now I understand and will give these chords another try. Perhaps I’m able to play this beautiful song after some practice.

Have a great weekend. Greetings from Germany.

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