ILLEGAL BARRE CHORD Hacks

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!

[charlie_x]

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 <3 !

[arthurdurham]

I've been playing guitar for over 2 decades, yet I found myself watching this whole thing. Entertaining stuff

[Mynoah]

The idea of tuning down and using a capo is a new one I’ve never heard. Thank you for telling people your secret.

[pickednads]

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

[Hephaaistos]

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!

[ej_gc]

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)

[niagaracantstopwontstop]

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

[ihavetowaitdaystochangem]

Don’t ever try Barre chords, you might get blisters in your little finger and Blisters on your thumb

[hourglass-pastor]

I've mastered barre chords but any bar on the 1st fret is actually evil

[r.e.n.k.]

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

[aidennanz]

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.

[dmaikibujin]

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! 😁

[JoobaSchoolofMusic]

Bro your channel and no-fluff teaching method is really top notch!!

[yellowredblue]

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.

[xtrafe]

3:33 mindblown animation technology right there.

[hotrodjones]

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.

[CoffeeAndElectronics]

Holy crap this video is a godsend for me, I’ve been avoiding so many songs with bar chords, thank you

[florianolebinski]

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.

[smokernoker]

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

[mattthomas]

This is probably the best guitar lesson I've ever seen. Subscribed!