Barre Chords Part 1 - First Finger Barre

Lesson 19
Author : Chris Colby van Scyoc
Last Updated : September, 2024

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BARRE CHORDS
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Welcome to Part One of BARRE CHORDS. Barre Chords can be tough for some. So, I split this lesson into three parts. Do not be discouraged if this lesson requires a little extra effort! We are going to develop strength and stamina in our fretting hand. This takes some time. Be patient with yourself. If you experience pain, take a breatk. It's cool.

Barre Chords

• E (6th) string (Low) = first (1st) finger, fifth (5th) fret
• A (5th) string = first (1st) finger, fifth (5th) fret
• D (4th) string = first (1st) finger, fifth (5th) fret
• G (3rd) string = first (1st) finger, fifth (5th) fret
• B (2nd) string = first (1st) finger, fifth (5th) fret
• E (1st) string (High) = first (1st) finger, fifth (5th) fret

PLAY

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Play #10

JAM!

JAM #1

Review: What We Know!

• NEW:
• ~ From This Lesson ~
• Barre Chords
• First Finger Barre


• PREVIOUS:
• Power Chords
• Flats and Sharps
• Natural Notes on the Low E String
• Notes on the Low E String
• Single-String Picking
• Eighth Notes
• Am Chord
• Changing Chords - E and Am
• Am7 Chord
• Changing Chords - E7 and Am7
• E7 Chord
• E Chord
• Em Chord
• Em7 Chord
• Tuning and Tuners
• Your first open chord - Em11
• Quarter Notes
• Half Notes
• Whole Notes
• Downstroke
• Counting bars (measures) of four. Also known as 4/4 ("four, four time")
• Muting all the strings with the fretting hand
• Playing on beat one of every measure (the first beat of each measure)
• Playing in time
• Let's build upon this! Fantastic!

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