ILLEGAL BARRE CHORD Hacks
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- Опубліковано 7 кві 2023
- Barre chords are one of the biggest struggles for beginner guitarists. But that's because they don't know this trick!
Barre chords are usually approached in the wrong way, forcing new guitar players to waste weeks trying to get a decent sound from an F chord, finding alternate barre chords, or just ignoring them all together never escaping the curse of the novice guitarist.
That was me. As a lot of you know. It took me almost a full year to become relatively comfortable with barre chords. OUCH! But 5 years in, this trick has made playing barre chords almost as simple as playing an E minor.
SO come with me on this guitar journey and play barre chords in just 5 minutes.
Thanks for watching!
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Illegal Barre Chord Hacks: • ILLEGAL BARRE CHORD Hacks
I am a self taught guitar player, I have been playing for 2 years now.
from my personal experience, to master any barre chord you literally just have to watch your thumb position behind the fretboard. Slide the thumb down the until you find your sweet spot where you can hold the barre. Dont put much pressure, just find your perfect thumb position.
make sure you bring your elbow closer to your body, it happens automatically as you apply pressure with your index finger, but just in case. You lower palm may cause you pain for 2-3 days max but you will get a hold if, trust the process.
Enjoy the journey
na I can do a barré without the thumb/wherever my thumb is, that's not it. It's all about just getting your index straight as fuck and really getting it in there
sure the thumb can help but the index gotta be like fuck i wanna dive into those strings and choke em to death
but yeah as you said, you don't even need a full barré most of the time since you often just have to apply pressure on the top and bottom - and you should srsly relieve your finger of the tension whenever you can (unless you want it to hurt like fuck)
Do u press all the strings or just the 6th and 1st?
Bro this is really helpful❤
take a class cmon
I've been playing guitar for over 2 decades, yet I found myself watching this whole thing. Entertaining stuff
But did it teach YOU anything? Some of it was funny but for me it didn't.
@@sparkyguitar0058no and yes,(for me), it was useful tips even tho I can play bar chords already but I still watched whole thing cause I liked the humour and animation 😅
@@sparkyguitar0058 , it was indeed entertaining. Loosen up.
We can all learn.
Lol me too! 😂 The band, Sister Hazel tunes their guitar down to Eb and uses a capo on 2nd fret then plays regular notes in their song "all for you".
Personal addition to your advice: rather than using your index to press down all 6 strings, try curving your finger very slightly so that you're only hitting the strings that aren't covered by your other fingers, i.e. the top and bottom strings
Having that curved shape makes it a lot easier to play without straining the muscles too much
Good luck with that playing a Gm chord...
@@josdurkstraful You don't really need the trick as much for a Gm, but try it on a B major and tell me it doesn't help a little
@@pickednads6 With B major it would surely help, but we also want to play em or em7 shape barchords don't we? So your advice is only partly useful and it will be counterproductive..... I teach guitar for 36 years now and believe me, the right elbow pressure is the way to go.
@@josdurkstraful I mean god damn, it's not a magical trick that will make all beginners instantly able to play any random bar chord you can think of, but it's a neat little method that could help some people (and helps me, a player for 20+ years), so I shared it.
Saying it's counterproductive is like saying all math should be done on pen and paper instead of doing some of it in your head. It's ridiculous. Make your life easier if you can, and if it's not helpful in some situations then don't use it.
Really not much more to it.
@@josdurkstraful I'll also add that you're commenting on a video called "ILLEGAL BARRE CHORD Hacks", so this isn't exactly Berklee. Calm down.
The idea of tuning down and using a capo is a new one I’ve never heard. Thank you for telling people your secret.
Instant short-scale guitar!
thats actually pretty solid advice. i used to wonder why tuning down half a step made barre chords easier - until it hit me... well done!
Besides the lower easier action, also the distances to the other frets will be smaller, so easier to stretch your other fingers, like having a shorter scale
Don’t ever try Barre chords, you might get blisters in your little finger and Blisters on your thumb
Don’t play guitar at all, stick to installing microwave ovens!
Custom kitchen deliveries
@@ej22_gc86 iagree fully
Colour TVs are more of your thing then buddy
I got blisters on my fingers!!!
One thing, don’t try to lay your index finger flat across the strings, instead turn it on the side a little, so that it isn’t the fleshy part that you’re pressing down with. You want the bones to be the contact point! And it doesn’t have to be perfectly straight either. Remember the tip about using your other fingers - that means you don’t have to apply the same pressure with your index finger on those same strings. Make sure you don’t overwork yourself in the wrong area
Also my personal bit, I would build a little strength with power chords alone first, as basically it’s the same shape as a barre but you only want your bass strings to sound. That way your ring-pinky get more used to this shape. Or if you want to focus just on the clamp, try a drop tuning. Power chords with just the index finger (and thumb on the back)
This is what i teach everyone!
Another thing is to tilt the head up towards your actual head to get a more comfortable reach around the neck. You will have more strength because your hand is closer to your torso. It also makes it MUCH easier to do exactly what you’re suggesting with rolling onto the boney part of the finger.
This is half of the proper classical guitar technique. Use it until you get stronger
This is how I learned bar chords and I've been playing for years but I still can't play all 6 strings in an F minor shape.
The third string always gets muted, if nudge my index towards the sixth string the first string gets muted, and if i nudge it towards the first string i can't press down the sixth string, it's really frustrating, is my index shaped wrong or something?
ive avoided barre chords for years because i cant do an F, i did the capo trick and tuned down and i can even do them on acoustic. this is epic, i will continue to level up
I love you too. And am quite proud of you helping people share our shared love of music.
I watched this video about a month ago and the tip about elbow pressure has helped me IMMENSELY to the point that I was learning how to play Stairway "the right way" last month and I'm now halfway through Playing God. Really appreciate the sharing.
dude these videos are gold. love it
Bro your channel and no-fluff teaching method is really top notch!!
Wow brilliant. Your videos are the perfect balance of informative and funny!
I've been playing guitar for like 15-ish years now and nobody has * ever * explained barre chords in a way that makes sense like this does; thank you so much & I'm definitely gonna try these next practice
Holy crap this video is a godsend for me, I’ve been avoiding so many songs with bar chords, thank you
Tysm
Love the vids lmao! The best!
You are a hero and an angel, thank you!
Good info. A good way to address a tough skill. Thanks!
.. i love watching your videos.. it always makes me smile.. happy easter!
Quality over quantity. im so happy to see you succeed. started following when you were @ 20ish k subs. Keep it going !
OML I NEEDED THIS T-T
About to try this! Thank you!
You're doing God's work out here. Bringing the real building blocks of performance and songwriting to people. I'll have to try the strumming arm against the guitar trick to add pressure! Based, redpilled, and zero pretentiousness.
You're my friggin' hero! I'm missing roughly 1/3 of my left pinky finger (fretting hand). So I can't really use it for anything. Barre chords have been the bane of my guitar existence. However, the G minor barre chord shape is one I can do. I also tried making a barre chord shape in an A major shape which works for me. I won't be doing any cover songs with these, but they can spice up my rhythms, which are lacking as I mostly focus on leads. It's better to create your own music anyhow.
thank you brother, made my day.
To add another advice a friend of mine taught me is to start by playing power chords, he said its shaped like a barre chord but without the barre and it gives your finger less tension
Man, you are awesome!!
I've got hands big enough to be able to play all 6th string barre chords Hendrix style by wrapping my thumb around, so this is my standard way of playing those chords and has been for years.
HOWEVER, I learned and played barre chords the regular way before I figured that was a thing, so I didn't skip learning how to do them. I just found a better way down the road.
You giving that bench press example, just earned a subscriber my friend.
I found that index finger position matters, the closer you are to the fret (moving down the neck) the easier it is to barre.
THIS IS MORE HELPFUL, THANK GOODNESS 😢 WHERE WAS THIS VIDEO WHEN I NEEDED IT. 😅
The capo trick woooow! Love it
These lyrics are so inventive! Awesome.
I loved the lesson, and I'll be sure to try that capo trick!
Also (this applies with regular fretting too) you can "hang" your fingers on a fretboard.
This way you're not just using your raw strength to push strings into fretboard, you use gravity and part of your strength to pull strings to the floor too and somehow that's WAY easier. Probably different muscles + gravity + strings behave better when pulled to the side
Thanks to this tip my left hand stopped hurting from fretting. I'm surprised how rare this advice is -- without it I could have fucked up my hand from overworking
you may be onto something, by comparison arm wrestling is much easier when you "pull" the persons arm towards your own instead of to the side :)
I have never seen this before, nice job.
3:33 mindblown animation technology right there.
Already been knowing how to barre chord but i gotta watch your videos
Proud of you. Love you. Pchuchhhh 😂😂
"Your elbow is a lot stronger than your fingers *for now* "
I've been playing for 40+ years and I have to say this is a great way to learn Barre chords. F the F chord at first.
This vid has helped me ALOT ITS BERN TWO YEARS AND NOW I LEARN HOW TO DO THE BAR CHORDS TSYM
That IS good advice, thank you
Yay thanks, I am a beginner and I knew this, but illegal barre is too hard for me even though I knew it before I knew the guitar. Thanks for teaching😃😃
I enjoyed the tips snd learned.
alternate way also as easy as his but no risk of breaking strings: play a power chord add your middle finger on the highest string in the middle then just barre with your index i self taught myself to play barre that way really easy and useful both ways are amazing + love your videos im advanced at guitar but i love watching your to see your methods to teach beginners at guitar keep posting!
You're right: this video changed my life.
thank you so much!
Best teacher ever, or maybe😀😀, ofcourse he is🔥🤗 love from India
Cool! Thank You! 👍🏻
The elbow trick is the best thing I’ve heard
Bruh, the right elbow thing just solved this for me... Thank you.
the Bm family has me in tears.
Notes:
Play for a week and then come back
Bench 300 lbs cause it's literally the same thing, or no... cause Art!
Don't lower you action - you'll break your guitar!
Don't buy an electric just to play barre chords... cause!
Don't just play alternate chords, unless you also do pushups on your knees, or just, don't...
F is hard as F - Start with Bm instead or Gm, but no, start with Bm.
Make sure it feels natural
Pull with your strumming arm to push the neck into the barre, until your fingers are stronger than your elbows!
*Magic capo tuning magic* Talk to Chris Angel or maybe just cut off your leg - yeah!
Another great lesson, love you too! 😁
thank you so much for the lower strings for the neck advice fucking needed it so ty
The best advise that I ever had about barre chords is playing F chord closer to the middle of your fret board and then gradually moving up. Seriously, I'm just one week in and I can play F almost perfectly.
this is big brain energy, thanks!
Love you, too man! 😘
Damn that would've been useful exactly 1 year ago. Thanks either way, good vid!
I accidentally shared this information and now I'm on the guitar wanted list
Using capo to reduce guitar action..........that's one really good thing I learned today ....thanks man
My first song i tried to learn on a guitar contain a lot of barre chords
That is how i mastered barre chords after 3 weeks of playing guitar
I recommend learning Barre chords (even over normal chords) they are very useful further on.
Two videos in a week? It’s a christmas miracle!
I see that the tension might be less on the 3 rd fret but I learnt how to do a bar chord on F minor only using my first finger to bar and my ring finger on the A string 3 rd fret , to play Woodstock I just slid this shape up to 5 th fret and back as required
I’m surprised no one has said use your thumb for the bass note of the barre chords, but good tips!
This is a hell of a lot easier than just trying to do a bar chord for as long as I can, every day, until I can do one successfully...
Something I found when I was starting out I place my figures down individually when learning a shape. I found that some figures need to go down first. My pinky can have trouble getting into shape if its last. When you memorize the shape it's less of a problem.
trueee
when I started to learn barre chords, no one told me the F chord is the hard one, so I just started to practice and did it with my freaking short fingers!
The F is hard because it takes a lot of pressure and good positioning of your index finger.
I guess I'm a lot slower than most people to tune my guitar. I don't think I could do that in five minutes.
Also does moving a capo around and changing tension a bunch of times risk wearing out your strings early? Just wondering.
Thats 5 minutes and 2 seconds of my life I will never get back.
love the animation effects n voiceover more than the content 😂😂
I've been playing for 45 years, and although I would probably avoid playing an F Maj using all six strings on a steel string acoustic with heavy gauge strings and high action, I have no problem with barre chords, other than the odd spelling of "barre." Nonetheless, I watched this whole video and loved it. Great job, kid ...
Well it seems I started benchin at 300. I cheat so much when playing because it’s easier for me to go barre than to hop to open chords sometimes. Unfortunately starting to bench at 300 meant I have a very heavy grip because I wasn’t properly taught (I watched a friend and copied) so in an attempt to make all strings ring out I just squeezed harder so now I’m a fret ruiner. Having said this, I’m teaching my wife and these cheats will help with smaller weaker hands. Thanks!
perfect song
Dont stop playing until your fingers bleed
Guitar teacher here, this is very useful to pick apart and use in my own lessons, especially with leaning the guitar from the opposite end to apply finger pressure. I've always thought it to be a finnicky to begin retuning the guitar in different places but it's always better than one of those stupid guitar tools that do it for you. Does placing the capo further up essentially allow for easier/softer barre chords (on the index finger)? Thanks for the content bro
Yeah the capo sort of artificially lowers the action, and the further it is from the nut the lower it gets, which means less distance to push for the guitarist 🎉
I can play any barre chord on the electric, but I have real trouble on my acoustic. Action is kinda high, and I’m too poor to go get that lowered. So that’s why I’m here.
Love you too !
Interesting....plus nice tip
Thanks to your: (push the guitar towards you) life hack, i have learned to play barre chords! (Including F in only one month of playing😅)
Damn that 3D animation was smooth
I already know barre chords but I caught myself practicing along😂
Chords are the bane of my existence
there is a big difference between sitting and playing standing. the fingers can get blisters and it hurts. but it is easy to get calluses on the fingertips. I think it's more fun to play bass guitar. greetings from Sweden.🇸🇪🎸
This video is a gift from god 😭🙏
i use more of the side of the index finger and kinda jam it up against the fret, seems to work for me but i'm open to trying anything when it comes to guitar, i'm a lefty hack but i have fun.
Ive been playing guitar for over 5 months
Probably im doing good for now
But about barre chords , one day playing a Beatles song This Boy
I suddenly was able to play a barre chord and it is Bm . In my experience , play Bm and soon you'll be able to play F F#m And whatever barre chords you'll come across
This is probably the best guitar lesson I've ever seen. Subscribed!
I always keep my acoustic tuned down a full step with a capo on 2nd fret. I prefer the timbre of the shortened scale length and enjoy the quick access to lower tunings.
thanks
I’m proud of you. I love you too.
I'd say this. Place your finger so inwards that the part where your finger is bending is basically laying on the low e string. It sounds crazy. It works.
I can't get my index finger straight on the fretboard. Especially difficult on the 1st 4 or 5 frets. I'm an older beginner. Any flexibility exercises you can recommend. Right now I'm not even close to using the bony part of my index finger. I can't rotate enough. Can you help?
I learned to play guitar with a nylon strings and you need to press harder on it compare to a guitar with steel strings.. so playing barred chords were never an issue for me specially with steel strings based on my personal experience.. I'm not a great guitar player who can shred but I can play some.. 🤷🤷
Imagine u bought a guitar from aliexpress and you push the guitar with ur elbow towards you and it just snaps into two😂😂
like a hour ago i watched your chords video and played barre chords 😂
for me personally I can easily play a barre chord but its just switching to barre chords from other chords is whats hard for me, for example this one song im learning it goes from an a chord to a b major chord and ive been struggling on that for days now.
just play all the chords in barre chords
You got A on the 5th fret and B on the 7th fret of an E string
What about playing both as barre chords? A with its root on the sixth string, fret 5; slide two frets up, and that's B. Or, play _open_ A, pressing the notes on fret 2 with your ring finger, then slide up two frets and barre across five strings with your index finger. That's B.
I’ve used this technique in the past for my girlfriend to teach her barre chords and she really liked it
Awesome, I've been playing for 2 days, time to see if this works. I know 8 chords thus far