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Hello friends,

Thank you so much for your support this month, and for helping to make this video one of YouTube's most popular barre chord tutorials. Today I'm reaching out to those of you who are  still working to perfect these important techniques, with a JPG of my Essential Chords poster.  This image contains diagrams of the most common open position chords and their barred versions. A simple explanation on how to perform a perfect barre chord would include:

  • Find the ideal posture for your hand,  positioning your thumb at the base of the guitar neck.
  • Pivot your elbow toward your body, this allows your index finger to turn slightly into the fretboard, forcing the rigid, bony area of the finger to make contact. 
  • Apply additional pressure to the strings by pulling back with your arms, allowing your chest to press into the back of your guitar.
  • With your 1st finger straightened across your strings, make sure to arch your 2nd, 3rd, and 4th fingers, so not to mute any of the strings beneath.
  • Use the tips of your 2nd, 3rd, and 4th fingers, so that the string sits just beneath your (well-trimmed)  fingernails.

For more in-depth instruction, be sure to watch this tutorial in it's entirety. Thanks again for all your help and guidance, I look forward to bringing you many more lessons and learning materials in the coming days. Enjoy your progress! -Rob

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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: Request a song at: http://swiftguitar.com/request Facebook: http://facebook.com/swiftguitarlessons Instagram: https://instagram.com/swiftguitarlessons Twitter: https://twitter.com/swiftlessons

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Anonymous

i can understand why this is one of youtube's best barre chord tutorials you are fantastic at showing everything and explaining it thank you

Anonymous

Great job at explaining Barr Chords. I'm still struggling with them but getting there.