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=== Don't Get Lazy ===
Just because guitar can simplify the way you play this or that progression doesn't mean you should get intellectually lazy. It's easy to perform the above and call it a day. It's nice that we can reduce a progression to a few root notes and some chord shapes, but you should really try to learn all the notes for the key you are playing in and what notes are contained in each chord and how those notes translate to the fretboard.
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== Other Shapes ==
Here are some other shapes that make use of barres, although they do not use the index finger for the root note.
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The 6-string G shape can be quite difficult to finger. It's worth trying - being able to stretch your fingers to cleanly fret all the notes is a good goal to work towards for great flexibility/dexterity and can help towards making all kinds of chord shapes.
The other two aren't difficult to barre, but can be awkward to get all the fingers on the right strings/frets, especially when switching between these and the E and A major and/or minor shapes above. It's good practice to alternate between one of these shapes and E/A/D shapes.
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