We clamp the bar on the 7 string guitar lesson. Barre chords are easy

This article is about how to learn how to put a barre if you can’t clamp the strings and take a full-sounding barre chord on the guitar.
To one of the most difficult tricks in six string guitar refers to the technique of staging barre chords. The index finger, when playing the barre, is pressed parallel to the fret and simultaneously clamps from two to six strings on the guitar neck. There is a small barre at which forefinger clamps from two to four chord strings and a large barre, where five or six strings are clamped simultaneously. Roman numerals, placed above the written or schematically depicted chords, indicate the fret number on which the barre technique is performed. Thanks to the reception of the barre and the fourth system of the instrument on a six-string guitar, you can take six-sounding chords almost all over the fretboard while playing in all keys. It is thanks to this six-string guitar so popular all over the world.

How to play barre chords on guitar

To start mastering the barre technique, the following conditions are necessary to achieve a positive result:

The body of the guitar should be vertical to the floor. Setting the barre with the right fit is much easier. The correct landing of the guitarist is shown in the article. The left hand when performing the barre technique should not be bent at the wrist, thereby causing unnecessary tension in the hand. The photo shows the allowable bend of the wrist of the left hand. Desirable nylon strings, during clamping of which there is no pain and a faster achievement of the result of setting the barre.

The strings should be pressed as close to the metal fret as possible. The photo shows left hand outstanding Spanish guitar virtuoso. Please note that the index finger presses the chord strings almost fret. In this place, it is easiest to clamp the strings to perform the barre technique.

The index finger of the left hand, which pinches the strings when receiving the barre, presses them flat, while the remaining three fingers remain definitely free to be able to set the chord. If you take the barre with the edge of your finger, then the other three fingers simply will not be able to gain that certain freedom that is so necessary.

In order to correctly take barre chords on the guitar in the photo, the red line indicates the place of the index finger with which the frets should be clamped.
At the same time, it should be noted that if you put the barre with the edge of your finger, some strings do not sound due to the configuration (shape) of the index finger. I myself, starting to learn the barre technique, really thought that it was impossible to put the barre just because I had an uneven (crooked) index finger and I pressed it with a frantic effort in the middle of the fret, not realizing that I had to turn my palm a little and press the finger flat almost on the metal nut itself (frets).

When clamping the barre, make sure that the tip of the index finger only slightly protrudes from the edge of the neck. He should press all the strings tightly while the thumb with reverse side the neck is located somewhere at the level of the second finger, clinging and, as it were, creating a counterbalance to the index finger.

Try placing your index finger while holding the barre and look for a position where all the strings are sounded. When putting barre chords, try not to bend the phalanges of the second, third and fourth fingers and, like hammers, clamp the strings on the guitar neck.

Don't expect everything to work out quickly. To achieve the result, you will have to practice, looking for a stable performance and a full feeling of neck contact and a comfortable finger position. Do not try too hard and do not be zealous, if the left hand begins to get tired, give it a rest - lower it down and shake it, or even just put the instrument aside for a while. Everything takes time, but if you connect your head to training, the process will speed up many times over. Play Am F E Am| Am F E Am|, when the barre is not constantly clamped, the hand does not have time to get too tired and the palm does not lose its elasticity in the process of playing chords. Good luck in mastering the barre and further success!

Part 1

Bare(barre) - one of the main methods of chord technique on the guitar. It consists in the fact that the index finger (and sometimes the middle, and ring, and even the little finger) clamps all the strings or several strings (2, 3 or four) in fret. By the number of clamped strings, a large and a small bare are distinguished.

You know how to play bare F - you know how to play more songs

Many aspiring guitarists who have mastered simple chords in the first position - Am, Dm, E, C and G - sooner or later they begin to realize that the inability to play bare is a serious limitation in replenishing their song repertoire.

For example.I liked the song, I want to play it and sing it, but here's the catch, in the harmonic sequence, in addition to the already familiar and light Am and Dm, there is also an F chord - a bar on the guitar (a stumbling block!). And without it, nothing ... or almost nothing. No, of course, you can find an accompaniment option for some songs in a different key (for example, in Em - E minor), without a bar, but will it be convenient to sing. After all, it (tonality) can easily turn out to be “high” or “low” for the voice.

But is the F chord on the guitar as scary and unattainable as beginner guitarists imagine it to be? Certainly not - if you properly approach its study and development.

Where to begin?

This article covers F major fingering in first position for beginners. Sometimes it is also called the F chord on a guitar without a bar. Because the index finger only pinches two strings, not all six strings.

As you can see from the photo, this is an easier option compared to the standard fingering. It is the best suited for the first acquaintance with the technique of the bar.

The simplified F fingering is almost as good as the standard fingering. The only difference is that the sixth string is muted (does not sound). That is, for accompaniment, such a solution is quite acceptable. The layout of the fingers on the fretboard is suitable for both fighting and picking (the tonic of the chord on the 4th string).

Let's look at a few simple exercises that will help you quickly learn how to play the small bar of the F chord on the guitar.

Guitar preparation

Before proceeding with the analysis of the exercises, pay attention to the height of the strings above the neck. In the area of the XII fret, it should not exceed 2-4 mm. Adjust the guitar neck if necessary.

If you don't know how it's done, ask an experienced guitarist colleague, or even better, a guitar luthier. Otherwise, all your efforts to master the F chord will be of little or no success. Hefty corns will appear on the ribs (lateral part) of the index finger. And, as a result, any desire to “get in touch” with the bar will disappear altogether.

Exercise number 1: how to put the index finger

First of all, we will train the index finger: we will learn how to press the first two strings. This will be your first bar, even, to be precise, a mini-bar. By the way, this technique is actively used by experienced guitarists when performing not only accompaniment, but also solo.

With the side of your index finger, press the first 2 strings on the 1st fret.

Control the position of the left hand:

the thumb should be located approximately in the middle of the back of the neck;
press the first two strings (the thinnest - 1 and 2) with the side of the upper phalanx of the index finger (see photo); but at the same time, do not twist the brush too much, do not lay your finger flat (with a soft pad);
do not place the bar directly on the metal nut of the fret (the chord will not sound!);
do not bend the “free” fingers (which do not press the strings) under the fretboard (in this case, to take the F chord on the bar, you will have to make more efforts, and unjustified ones); Hold them over the bar!

Warning! In no case do not allow the appearance of pain in the left hand. At the first sign of fatigue, stop playing the exercise immediately. Then lower your arm, relax your muscles and lightly “shake” your hand a few times. After recovery, you can start working again.

Well, what happens? If you haven't yet, don't worry, you will definitely succeed. Let's now use the right hand in the exercise to make the mini-bar sound.

By the way, we will play it with a guitar backing track. Agree that this is a worthy alternative to the "boring" metronome (especially for novice musicians who are not tempted by long studies). Yes, and you, to some extent, feel like a member of the group.

It sounds like this:

And here are the tabs / notes of the exercise:

On the small bar in position I, 4 measures, the same enumeration is played - 3, 2, 1, 2 strings. It can be played with both fingers and a plectrum - it doesn't matter. (Plectrum strokes are written above each sound.) At the end of the exercise, in the fifth measure, on the first beat, strike the first three strings down.

Don't be confused by the convoluted chord name - Csus4/G. You can concentrate on the analysis of its sound composition later. AT this moment priority - bar technique.

After you understand the musical notation, master the exercise at a slow pace, start playing to the accompaniment.

Here's the backing track:

Exercise number 2: add the middle finger

As you probably already understood from the title of the subtitle, we are mastering the F fingering on the guitar gradually. At this stage, in addition to the small bar on the first and second strings, we will train the middle finger.

Hear how it's played:

Tabs and notes:

The search is the same - on first three strings.

1 and 2 measure- this is exercise number 1 without any changes;
3 and 4 t.- the middle finger is added to the mini-bar - the third string, the second fret;
5 t.- final touch - blow down.

Before putting a chord and playing it under minus, disassemble and play each measure of the exercises in sequence. Do not forget to control the setting of the hand and fingers! Don't overload your hand.

Backing track for classes:

Exercise number 3: develop the little finger

Pay attention to the location of the fingers of the F chord. Does it by any chance remind you of another chord? Especially on 5, 4 and 3 strings. Guessed, no? Yes, this is nothing but the already well-known E (E major) shifted up the fretboard. But in this case, when using a bar, it is already pressed not with 1, 2, 3 fingers, but with 2, 3, 4. And the little finger, it must be said, is weak in its anatomical nature, and can also cause certain technical difficulties in mastering the bar.

Therefore, we will work on this point separately. And the index finger will rest from the execution called “pressing several strings at the same time” for now 🙂

This is how the exercise for the development of the little finger sounds:

Now let's take a look at musical notation:

Bust: 5 or 4 (depending on the chord; watch the tabs carefully!), 3, 2 and 1.

1 and 2 t.- the middle finger (2) presses the 3rd string on the 2nd fret, the remaining strings (5, 2 and 1) are open;
3 and 4 t.- do not take your 2nd finger off the neck; press the fifth string with your third finger at the 3rd fret;
5 and 6 t.- the little finger is added to the already set fingers (“outlines” of the fingering bare F on the bass strings); enumeration in the 5th measure starts from the 4th string, and in the 6th - from the fifth.
7 t.- repetition of 1 measure;
8 t.- again repeating 1 t. (1 and 2 shares), on the third share - the final stroke down.

Backing track:

Exercise #4: Playing Bar F!

Now it's time to put all the "components" of the lightweight F major fingering into a single whole. That is, to practice playing it in the form in which it will be used in the accompaniment.

And again, a "step by step" exercise to help:

We analyze the notes and tabs of the bar:

The search is the same as in Ex. Number 3.

1 and 2 t.- the index finger clamps pages 1 and 2 (the rest are open).
3 and 4 t.- little finger is added (4): fourth string, III fret.
5 and 6 t.- now middle (2): 3rd string, 2nd fret.
7 and 8 t.- and nameless (3): 5th string, III fret. The strumming starts on the 5th string! Despite the fact that the 4th string does not sound, do not remove the little finger from the fretboard.
9 t.- that's the F chord on the guitar; keeping the position of the fingers on the frets, play a fingerpick starting from the 4th string.
10 t.- the final step; downstroke on all strings except the bass sixth.

Minus:

How to practice?

It may take more than one day, or two, or even a week to learn this fingering. And you have to be prepared for this in order to save yourself from hasty disappointments: from the frivolous “then someday I will learn this bare” to the fatal “no, no, this chord is not for my fingers ... not for me.”

1. The key to success is everyday activities and, of course, perseverance.

2. Learn the exercises gradually, do not try to learn all the exercises in one day.

Focus on results. The main thing is to achieve a clean, clear performance. For example, if you need 2-3 days, or even more, to master and play exercise number 1, then so be it. You shouldn't worry about this. Slowly but surely move towards your goal. And hurry up, all the same, all the flaws and unfinished moments in the subsequent exercises will immediately “make themselves felt”.

3. Bare is not a “weekend chord”, it is a chord technique.

And mastering F (F major) is only the first tiny step in its study. But it must be done confidently! Remember this. Great things are waiting for you ahead - a bar of dominant seventh chords, non-chords, reduced seventh chords and many, many more interesting things.

4. Normalize the length of classes according to the degree of hand fatigue.

Gradually, the muscles of the hand adapt to the "special type of load", and pain will leave, and, accordingly, the time of classes will naturally increase.

Plus, after 4-10 sessions, you can alternate exercise No. 3 with other exercises: at the beginning with No. 1 and No. 2, and then with No. 4. Since it is played without a bar (the load on the brush is less).

Good luck with learning the F chord on the guitar!

P.S. And if something is not clear, ask questions. Leave your notes in the comments.

F chord

With the first finger we press all the strings on the first fret, the second finger presses the third string on the second fret, the third finger on the fifth string on the third fret, and the fourth finger on the fourth string on the third fret. I remind you that the first note of the chord must be the tonic, that is, the note F (F). You can see that without the barre technique, this is an E chord shifted one fret. This is where it lies interesting feature barre. We sort of move the nut, for example, one fret and our chord rises by half a step. If you move the F chord one more fret, you get an F# chord.

Chord Fm

It is obtained by moving the Em chord one fret.

Here are a few more commonly used barre chords. See for yourself what chords they come from and how.

Hm chord

For greater clarity, I will give a photo of how this chord is taken on the guitar.

H chord

Gm chord

Cm chord

Greetings Dear friends:=) Today I want to tell you a little about what barre is and how these intricate barre chords.

My site has been online for more than a year, and for some reason it always seemed to me that an article about taking barre was already on the site. However, students and subscribers often began to ask me about this technique, and after reviewing all the articles, I found that I simply do not have a detailed article on the barre technique on my website. So I decided to correct this oversight and prepared this article for you.

Well, let's get to the point.

Well, we start, as always, with a definition. barre- This is a guitar playing technique in which the first finger of the left hand simultaneously presses several strings. Pressing several strings with one finger is quite difficult for beginners, so you will need to put in a little effort and patience in order to learn how to play barre chords.

Before you start mastering barre chords, you need to strengthen and accustom the first finger of your left hand to press several strings at the same time. To do this, for several days you will need to work out this exercise here:

The exercise is quite simple. This exercise is based on the principle of increasing and decreasing the load on the first finger, which allows you to develop strength and speed.

I will not describe how this exercise is performed 359 times. In the video tutorial, I explained in detail and showed how to perform it.

Well, now let's start mastering the barre chords themselves. All barre chords are subdivided into major barre and minor barre. Barre chords, as well as simple open chords, are major and minor.

In grand barre chords, the first finger of the left hand simultaneously presses all six strings on a certain fret.

This is what the major barre chords look like :

This fingering shows a barre G chord, in order to play another major major barre chord, you just need to move along the fretboard without changing the position of the fingers of your left hand.

This is what the minor chords of the big barre look like :

To play another major barre minor chord, just like in the previous case, you just need to move along the fretboard.

small barre

In small barre chords, your first finger of your left hand should press five strings at the same time. The sixth string in these chords is not played.

Here are the major chords of the small barre :

This is the most complex view barre chords, since here you need to fit three fingers on one fret, and also take a barre with the first finger. In order to play another minor barre major chord, you just need to move forward or backward on the fretboard without changing the position of the fingers.

And this is how the minor chords of the small barre look like :

This type of chord is similar to the major barre chords, only everything is one string lower.

In order to know what barre chord and where on the guitar neck it is located, you need this diagram:

The 6th and 5th strings of the guitar are shown here, the numbers are the frets, and the letters are the main notes that are located on the frets.

So for example, if you take a big barre chord from the 3rd fret, then it will be a G chord, if from the 5th then A, etc.

Well, that's actually all I wanted to tell you today. Learn and practice. I wish you successful learning to play the guitar :=)

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Annotation: An article for beginner guitarists. Describes the setting of the barre and what daily exercises you need to do in order to learn this technique.

barre- a rather difficult technique for beginners when playing. This is the so-called obstacle that not all (!!!) novice guitarists overcome, mainly due to lack of patience and aspiration.

And so, barre is such a technique of playing the guitar, in which setting the index finger covers more than 4 strings. As stated before, barre reception quite complicated for a beginner guitarist, but let's try to take a closer look at how to barre a guitar.

How to barre on a guitar - general information

Many novice guitarists ask themselves questions - how to put a barre on the guitar, what exercises need to be done in order for this technique to succumb. The answer is simple - you need more guitar practice.

Let's try to barre an F chord. To do this, the index finger pinches 4 (6) strings of the first fret, the middle finger lies on the third string of the second, the ring and little fingers - on the 5th and 4th strings of the third fret. Try hitting the strings with your right hand. As a result? Most likely, the sound will be muffled, because the index finger does not clamp the strings tightly.

Do not despair! Barre is not given to all beginners right away, some learn to clamp the barre for weeks, and others for months! It all depends on the practice of playing the guitar.

What you need to do to learn how to put barre

We have already said above that in order to learn how to barre on a guitar, you need to practice a lot. Hold F, and hold it until the brush gets tired. Take a break and press again. Repeat this daily, several times (for example, give it an hour a day). Guaranteed - after a while, the sound will improve!

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