Learning to play bar chords on your guitar is really tough in the beginning.
Compared to open chords like G or D, bar chords can seem infinitely more difficult to master. However, being able to play bar chords is essential for playing many well-known songs on the guitar.
There is one particular problem that everyone struggles with when learning to play these kinds of chords. If you’re like most people, then you’ve probably struggled to get every note to ring-out clearly while barring across multiple strings. You can identify this problem by listening for the familiar “thunk” sound of muted strings which are not being fully depressed against the frets.
In this short video lesson, learn a simple movement that will allow you to quickly and consistently press down all of the strings when using a bar technique. You will also learn two different variations of this movement which will allow you to play barre chords using different numbers of strings.
For my Guitarist patrons, I’ve also put together an extra video lesson that teaches a series of chord shapes that will help you work up from 2-string to 6-string bar chords, now available on my Patreon page.
If you have any questions or comments, please post them below and I will do my best to help you out.
Cheers!
-GCF
