reading guitar tabs. help please!!?

Question

i'm confused with this:

Bm (x24432)
G (355433)
A (x02220)
A2 (577655)
F#7 (242322)
G#m (244222)

do you play F#7 like:
--2--
--4--
--2--
--3--
--2--
--2--

it seems impossible because i don't have six fingers!!
am i trying to play it right?

Answer 1

You would play F#7 by putting your index finger across the neck on all the strings on the second fret (this is called bar-ing) and then using your ring finger to play the fourth fret on the A string and your middle finger for the third fret on the G string.

Answer 2

:-) You're almost there.

Use your index finger to barre across (or press down) all the strings at the second fret, then make an open E7 shape with the other fingers, as noted.
That's your F#7.

The G is an open EMajor moved up three frets, the A2 is EMajor moved up to the 5th fret, and so on.

The Bmi chord is the same shape as an EMajor chord, but moved up one string and two frets higher.

The trick, you will realize, is to use the index finger as a new nut.

So practice for a few hours by just barring the strings at each fret with only the index finger, and strumming a few times.
Go up the neck F, F#, G, G#, A, and so on until about the 10th or 12th fret, or whatever feels comfortable. On the way back down from A, it will read A, A-flat, G, G-flat, F.

When you see the little x, as shown in your tab printout, that means you don't let that string make any sound.

Technically, barring the strings on only one fret like this results in an altered X-flat9/7 chord, X being whichever note you're playing on the 2nd or open A string. But this chord isn't used by very many players outside of jazz.

Well, okay. I use it, but I'm a weird old guy...

Answer 3

Bar your index finger on the second fret and put your middle finger on the third fret of the D string and then put your ring finger on the fourth fret of the B string