Bar (Barre) Chords – beginner guitar lesson #7
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Welcome to the 7th out of our 10 guitar lessons for beginners. I have to be honest, this will be a difficult lesson. We'll be learning about barre chords, how to finger them, and how to use them. Bar chords (also written as 'barre chords') are very very important for playing the guitar, so practice them a lot. The things I will teach you in this lesson are:
- the theory of bar chords
- E shaped major and minor bar chord fingering
- A shaped major and minor bar chord fingering
- a song based on 4 bar chords in the end
Barre chords are difficult for beginner guitarists, as you'll have to apply a lot of pressure to the neck of the guitar, to keep every string held down. Don't worry if it doesn't work out at first, it takes time. Its important to practice bar chords every day, and not get frustrated if they don't sound right at first. Practice every day, and you will enjoy the benefits!
Practice the barre chords you just learned, then you could:
- move on to the next beginner guitar lesson on lead guitar techniques,
- go back to all of our free guitar tutorials for beginners,
- check out some guitar lessons on songs with bar chords, for example
If you want to refine the skills you learned in Bar (Barre) Chords – beginner guitar lesson #7, check out these lessons on songs by clicking these links:
Barre chords
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Hello,
I have been practicing the barre chords for a while now and I seem to mute either D or G strings
If i try to move my finger a little up or down to avoid holding down from the ridge of my finger.
If i try to fix D string, i mute G and vice-versa
Is there anything else that i could take care of?
Thank you!
Make sure your finger is angled a bit, so your finger ridges are not creating gaps on the neck of the guitar. So it shouldn’t be laying flat on the guitar neck, rather twisted to the side about 20-30°.
sir, my finger is angled to let the boney part touch the fret board but i still seem to have this problem
A chord like G is sounding perfect since i use other fingers, but just the bar is still not perfect
Please read and follow the tips here: https://www.theguitarlesson.com/guitar-lesson-blog/beginner-guitar-lessons/barre-chord-tips-and-tricks/
If it doesn’t help, you can record a video of your hand, upload it somewhere, send me the link and I’ll have a look at what it could be.
Hello,
I’m practicing these barre chords now for a couple of weeks but i keep struggling with them. I can’t get enough pressure on the B string, so I keep muting it. Got any extra tips for me?
Greets,
Brecht
Hi there, most likely one of your finger ridges is right over the B string, so it’s not being held down correctly. If you have already made sure that your index finger is on it’s side, rather than flat down, you would have to move it up or down slightly, so that ridge moves away from the B string.