The Secret to Easy BARRE CHORDS! • Pro Guitar Lessons

This lesson covers some of the best tips, tricks, techniques, and work-arounds for one of the most frustrating hurdles for beginner and intermediate guitar players... barre chords. This video will give you pointers on developing good barre chord technique and posture, & dives into details about how to play without using barre chords at all... by employing your thumb and using a capo.

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[emerro]

Teaching us how you do what you do! That's the best thing I've ever seen!!
A vertuoso who teaches is the best!

[spacekadebt]

Newish guitar player here. Thank you kindly for the help. More tools in my bag now. I like your style & love your music!

[dlux]

Wish I'd had a "tell it like it is" teacher when I was learning. Yur da man.

[cptsuperstraight]

I bought two wrist strengthener when I was a teenager to help me.
Also a good idea to practice making every string sound well with just the first finger barre.

[domaroshiner-hut]

You know, your speech is so clean. I'm Russian, but understand every word you say. That's amasing cause sometimes I don't understand a thing while American tells.

[Jm-hqeb]

Every time you teach something, I expect to hear what I've heard before. You always surprise me with so many knowledge nuggets! Thank you!

[markbundy]

This is Good Stuff whether you’re a pro or a beginner!!! 👍🤘🏼👊

[jonkerr]

This video could not have come at a better time. I started playing a few months ago. Im playing pretty much all open chord country stuff. Those damn F, B, Bb barre chords have been limiting me a lot. Can’t wait to get home and practice your tips. Thank you.

Also, I LOVE your music. Your playing is so beautiful and smooth.

[retrozombie]

1:57 instinctively going in with the pinky, catches himself.
The man is so good he has to remind himself to just play a normal, boring E major. What a legend.

[danbgt]

Good info for us older newbies. Bar chords just suck as far as I’m concerned. I have been working on that thumb over technique. Thanks for the pointers!!

[halrogers]

You're so accomplished, yet you can relate to the struggling newbie! Rare attributes. Thanks so much, Justin.

[MOzarkMike]

How I wish there had been a YouTube when I was young and experimenting with musical instruments. If you don’t “get it” when one teacher tries to teach you, you can find other teachers who explain it differently. I might have been more encouraged to stick with it. You are an insightful teacher. Also an amazing guitarist. Much appreciated! I thoroughly enjoy your music.

[razvanaldea]

Your the best teacher I've known!

[tluqddr]

Thank you for such a clear, concise list of tips and techniques.

[billbinnings]

This is valuable information...best learned EARLY instead of having to "discover" all the technique LATER the hard way through experience. I use all these "tricks" to alleviate pain while playing. Sometimes just relieving one or two full barre chords and substituting the abbreviated shape will stop cramping enough. Also, you are dead-on with the lighter string gauge use, it is HUGE !! I play a '68 GIBSON "DOVE" dreadnought with D'Addario EXP 10's on it and I would not switch EVER from these strings. Easy to play, bend, hammer, pull-off and the volume and tone are awesome !! You have covered in 12 minutes what it took me 4-5 decades to "figure-out" for myself. Love your playing style, sir....keep doing and growning, you are poised for greatness.

[kowal]

Justin, very good trick with pushing back with elbow.

[Ashaliel]

gosh darn it. the applying pressure with the strumming forearm is brilliant. thank you! i've been trying to death grip with my thumb, lol.

[chucklutter]

Have listened to your performances hundreds if not thousands of times. First time watching an instruction video. VERY WELL DONE. Thank you for sharing your talents, and making these videos available. BEST AND PEACE

[clydelourensz]

Thanks heaps Justin. Such a simple little lesson, but contains a wealth of very practical information.

[pameladecicco]

Great info Justin. Especially for someone with arthritis who loves guitar. Thanks so much. The simple things can matter the most!