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September 27, 2022 In Chords Practice Tagged as Barre Chords learning guitar By Dan Thorpe

The Lost Art of Mastering Barre Chords

I got this little email the other day from Don, who has purchased a number of my courses…

May 28, 2022 In Chords Tagged as Barre Chords By Dan Thorpe

A Step-By-Step Approach to Quickly Improving Your Barre Chords

How many times have you tried and struggled with barre chords in the past?

April 20, 2022 In Chords Tagged as Barre Chords By Dan Thorpe

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…

April 18, 2022 In Practice Tagged as Barre Chords Learning learning guitar By Dan Thorpe

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!

April 16, 2022 In Chords Tagged as Barre Chords Learn guitar faster By Dan Thorpe

The Wright Brothers’ Method of Playing Barre Chords

On October 7^th, 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.

April 15, 2022 In 10-Second Tips Chords Practice Tagged as 10-Second Tips Barre Chords quick tips By Dan Thorpe

10-Second Tip – A Rarely Taught Barre Chord Tip

Here is another 10-second tip for you to enjoy…

…And it’s all to do with barre chords.

April 14, 2022 In Chords Tagged as Barre Chords By Dan Thorpe

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.

April 19, 2021 In Chords Misc. Practice Tagged as Barre Chords Practice By Dan Thorpe

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…

February 22, 2021 In Chords Practice Songwriting Technique Tagged as Barre Chords Good technique playing with pain Practice Methods By Dan Thorpe

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.

November 1, 2020 In Chords Fingerpicking Practice Techniques Tagged as Barre Chords Efficiency of learning fingerpicking Practice Methods By Dan Thorpe

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.