Barre Chords
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Barre Chords
Barre Chords
A well-rounded guitarist needs the capability to play chords in any key. This is where barre chords come in. By learning a few barre chord forms that can be moved to any key, a whole world of possibilities opens up to you as the guitar player. This is a fast moving workout on the 6th and 5th string barre chords, starting easy and gradually becoming more challenging.
The power workouts are hands-on time with your guitar to practice a specific technique or skill.
This workout covers…
• 6th String Barre Chords
• 5th String Barre Chords
• Mixing Open Chords and Barre Chords
If you can keep up with me all the way to the end, then you have a pretty good handle on the basic barre chords with the root on the 6th or the 5th string.
Developing hand strength is important for barre chords. Workouts like this strengthen the muscles in your hand, so you’ll be ready for barre chords when you come across them. Let’s get started! - Steve Krenz
Steve plays a Gibson Custom - 1957 Les Paul Goldtop VOS in this lesson.
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