Barre chords: What these tutorials cover
How much of this describes you?
- you have been playing guitar for a while.
- you know several basic chords, and a few simple songs.
- you are a beginner, but heading towards intermediate.
- you would like to stretch your guitar skills.
- you have heard about barre chords, but have been put off by rumours of how hard they are.
- you have tried to play a barre chord at some point, and it sounded ghastly, so you gave up.
If you identify with most of those lines, then this is the series of articles for you.
By the end of them you will:
- know how a barre chord is constructed.
- understand why barre chords are such an important part of your guitar playing.
- learn how to play your first barre chord.
- learn how to change smoothly to and from a barre chord.
- begin building up your set of barre chords.
- be able to play a whole song using barre chords alone.
I wish you all the best as you work through the exercises that follow.
And remember, you can email me at any point if there’s something you don’t understand.