Barre chords
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In music, a barre chord (also known as bar chord or rarely barr chord) is a type of chord on a guitar or other stringed instrument, that the musician plays by using one or more fingers to press down multiple strings across a single fret of the fingerboard (like a bar pressing down the strings).
Players use this chording technique to play a chord that is not restricted by the tones of the guitar's open strings. For instance, if a guitar is tuned to regular concert pitch, with the open strings being E, A, D, G, B, E (from low to high), open chords must be based on one or more of these notes. To play an F♯ chord the guitarist may barre strings so that the chord root is F♯.
Barre chords are sometimes called "moveable" chords,[1] as the player can move the whole chord shape up and down the neck.[2] Commonly used in both popular and classical music, Barre chords are frequently used in combination with "open" chords, where the guitar's open (unfretted) strings construct the chord. Playing a chord with the Barre technique slightly affects tone quality. A closed, or fretted, note sounds slightly different sound than an open, unfretted, string.
Using the Barre technique, the guitarist can fret a familiar chord that is usually played with open strings, and then transpose, or raise, the chord a number of half-steps higher, similar to the use of a capo. For example, if a guitarist plays an E major and wants the next chord to be an F♯ Major—barring the open E major up two frets (thus two semitones) from the open position produces a barred F♯ Major chord.
For most beginners a barre chord is difficult, the muscles used are usually not strong enough and the precise coordination required takes a bit more time to achieve than what is required with the open chords we start out with. Don't worry if it gives you some trouble in the beginning, with time and steady work most students can become accustomed to playing them. It is best not to try and force it, achy hands and excessive tension can be a long term problem that we can avoid with steady, sensible work. As always, build up to the barre chords and use appropriate exercises for strength. These we can cover in lesson.
In music, a barre chord (also known as bar chord or rarely barr chord) is a type of chord on a guitar or other stringed instrument, that the musician plays by using one or more fingers to press down multiple strings across a single fret of the fingerboard (like a bar pressing down the strings).
Players use this chording technique to play a chord that is not restricted by the tones of the guitar's open strings. For instance, if a guitar is tuned to regular concert pitch, with the open strings being E, A, D, G, B, E (from low to high), open chords must be based on one or more of these notes. To play an F♯ chord the guitarist may barre strings so that the chord root is F♯.
Barre chords are sometimes called "moveable" chords,[1] as the player can move the whole chord shape up and down the neck.[2] Commonly used in both popular and classical music, Barre chords are frequently used in combination with "open" chords, where the guitar's open (unfretted) strings construct the chord. Playing a chord with the Barre technique slightly affects tone quality. A closed, or fretted, note sounds slightly different sound than an open, unfretted, string.
Using the Barre technique, the guitarist can fret a familiar chord that is usually played with open strings, and then transpose, or raise, the chord a number of half-steps higher, similar to the use of a capo. For example, if a guitarist plays an E major and wants the next chord to be an F♯ Major—barring the open E major up two frets (thus two semitones) from the open position produces a barred F♯ Major chord.
For most beginners a barre chord is difficult, the muscles used are usually not strong enough and the precise coordination required takes a bit more time to achieve than what is required with the open chords we start out with. Don't worry if it gives you some trouble in the beginning, with time and steady work most students can become accustomed to playing them. It is best not to try and force it, achy hands and excessive tension can be a long term problem that we can avoid with steady, sensible work. As always, build up to the barre chords and use appropriate exercises for strength. These we can cover in lesson.
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