How many times have you tried and struggled with barre chords in the past?
How the Gods of Guitar Could Be Wreaking Havoc on Your Playing
This week I’ve been yapping on about barre chords.
Some guitarists have no real desire to learn barre chords.
They just want to strum some simple songs or are happy fingerpicking some open chords.
This is all well and good, but let’s picture this…
3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Sunshine, Tenet, and Snooker/Pool)
Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including the film Tenet, pool/snooker, and sunshine!
The Wright Brothers’ Method of Playing Barre Chords
On October 7th, 1903, esteemed engineer Samuel Langley was about to change the world.
He and his large staff have just created an aeroplane.
They were ready to test it and be the first ever to achieve the incredible feat of having a motorised plane fly in the sky.
10-Second Tip – A Rarely Taught Barre Chord Tip
Better Barre Chords in 30 Seconds
Most guitarists want to be able to play better barre chords.
Rightly so, as playing a few barre chord shapes can really open up the whole of the fretboard and allow you to play many more pieces of music.
The problem – most barre chord tuition is downright awful.
3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Guitar Barre Chords,Taking a Break &Tracking Progress)
Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including guitar barre chords, taking a break, and more.
I hope you enjoy…
3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Guitar Thumb Pain, the 80/20 Rule, and What Makes a Good Song)
Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including guitar thumb pain, the 80/20 rule, and more.
Struggle With Chords But Want to Fingerpick?
I know how infuriating it can be if your guitar chords buzz because pretty much all of your playing will suffer.
Below is a simple five-step plan of what to do if they do buzz.
Dan, I LOVE Your Suggestion of Learning to Play…
I got a nice email from Curtis the other day regarding open chords…
“Dan,
I LOVE your suggestion of learning to play the series of open chords and changes with the last three fingers, and NOT the Index finger.