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How to Really Play Bar Chords - A Beginner Tutorial (Patreon)

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2018-09-22 19:14:51
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2023-07

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Hello friends,

Great news - My video on "how to really play bar chords" just reached 1 million views! I'm very proud to have created a lesson that has helped so many  aspiring players conquer one of the guitars most intimidating hurdles.  If you're still struggling with bar chord shapes, these tips just might  do the trick!

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How to REALLY Play Bar Chords - A Beginner Guitar Tutorial

Download my FREE Essential Chords Poster and find other awesome supporter perks at https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-to-really-4188416 How to play a bar or barre chord on the guitar! In this beginner lesson, Philadelphia guitar instructor Rob Swift demonstrates how barre chords are developed from our common open chords. The proper technique is broken down into simple steps, as you also learn to quickly identify bar chords across the fret board. Let's get started! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Links: Facebook: http://facebook.com/swiftguitarlessons Instagram: https://instagram.com/swiftguitarless... Twitter: https://twitter.com/swiftlessons Request a song at: http://goo.gl/y70rff

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Anonymous

Rob - I particularly liked your tip on placing the thumb a bit below the halfway point on the back of the neck. That helped me arch my fingers just a bit more to get a clean sound. That one tip is a game-changer for me. For the A shaped barre chord I find it easier to place the pad of my ring finger across the DG&B strings (barring 3 strings with that finger) and then using my pointer finger to barre the rest. The physiology of my hand makes that technique easier for me to get a clean sound. Thanks again for the great instruction.

Anonymous

As a guitar teacher, you impress me my man. I've been struggling helping kids with these... and you made it easier!

swiftlessons
>>15720190

Hey Kelly, thanks, glad you find these tips to be worthwhile. Certainly thumb position is the most useful of the bunch. Enjoy your teaching!

swiftlessons

Hey Melanie, congrats on the progress! A lot of teachers tend to let small technical errors slide, as they don't want to discourage their students or over-complicate things. Unfortunately, thumb position will make or break your bar chords. For mastering the A shape bar, I recommend practicing with a capo, this way you can enjoy lower action and the shorter fret scale length. Once you've mastered this bar shape there, progressively move the capo closer to the nut until you can nix it all together. Have fun!

swiftlessons
>>15708070

Thanks for the thoughtful comment and positive feedback Danny, it's amazing how one small tip can be, as you said, a game changer. I also prefer to bar my A shape chords with the ring finger, but certain tunes call for suspended changes, so it's important to have both down. Congrats on your progress! -Rob

Anonymous

Thanks for this great lesson. As a beginner I have been practicing bar chords without much luck. I've just changed the strings on my guitar from .012 to .011 and after trying bar chords again it seems a bit easier now. I'm not sure if such a tiny difference can make a lot of difference but it seems easier.

Anonymous

Rob, where may I find the Beginner Fast-track eBook, please. I'm attempting to relearn the guitar, but better this time. I played some (not very well) when I was in the military in the early 70's. I'm really appreciating your lessons, but unfortunately the songs that I want to play are beyond my skill level at this time. But i'm working on it. My biggest issues right now are chord changes, finger stretching/strength, and strumming patterns. Thank you for what you are doing.

Anonymous

Another essential lesson, I had gotten sloppy with my bar chords but the thumb placement tip helped correct that, I was compensating with different arm and hand positions which made it worse, on track now and practicing correct thumb and arm positions and it has cleaned up the chords ten fold. Thank you your instruction is very good.

swiftlessons
>>23350796

Hey Colin, I’m so glad this lesson did the trick. Bar chords are difficult for virtually all players, and so I get a lot of satisfaction out of sharing these tips. Keep up the great practice!

swiftlessons

My pleasure, glad you’ve enjoyed it!

Anonymous

I put 3 pieces of white sport tape on the neck next to the 3rd 5th and 7th. frets.. where the frets are barred...wrote 3 5 7 Quite an aid in positioning.. tape easily comes off.. just a little water and a jiffy sponge the green gritty side to due away with a little excess adhesive...I'm pretty good at it.. The tape gave me a psychological boost..at end of day playing them clean with all strings ringing out. In the 1 4 5 progression songs a bit funky..a D instead of a D 7th

Anonymous

'One other thing...stacking the fingers on the A configuration... My fingers are to fat...to stack.. No problem using my ring finger to bar 2nd 3rd 4th strings get a clean C & D with non interference on the E string. Yeah just like I play A on the second fret. Learning the Bar Chords is like wearing big boy pants.. "It's cool but on my acoustic with ballads will stick with the G or C on the first 3 frets...Maybe an Electric, as an accompliment might be different..."Care to comment"

swiftlessons
>>27358460

Nice tip, I'm all about visual aids. Actually the fret markers on my guitar are stickers, before that I was using tape. For some reason faith guitars doesn't do inlay on the 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th frets, only the octave.