Beginner Guitar Lesson #7 - Barre (Bar) Chords

[MONGOdubstep]

fucking hell, how quiet did you record??

[S1elmx]

these are be best lessons on the site in my opinion, tom fontana's tabs are the easiest and clear to understand too, i'm a lefty. took me ages with these barre chords, the thumb was killing for ages. but suddenly and after lots of repetition you'll be doing it like its second nature.

[leejuenkam]

Hi Tom, i got it now, I can do full F chord, but while I was practicing the muscle between my thumb and index finger got tumefy, and a kind of bigger, and it hurts a little bit. Is it normal?

[TomFontana]

@leejuenkam I think the muscle is just developing, the pain should stop about 2 minutes after you hold a barre chord. It should feel like a muscle ache after working out in the gym.

[leejuenkam]

thanks for free lessons. It's really helpfull. I have a question. I'm beginner. I am playing guitar more than month, adn I've learnt all open chords, minor seventh chords etc, and I can do barre chord anywhere, but on the first fret. On the 2nd fret it's realy easy for me, but first is so hard. Do I just need to practice barre on the first fret, or on the other frets where I can to them easily?

[TomFontana]

@leejuenkam Wow, you're really progressing fast if you can do barre chords after just 1 month, that's really quick. It usually takes several months...

So with that said, just keep on practicing the barre chords, your hand will get stronger, and eventually, you'll have it. Also, it's worth noting that barre chords are much easier on electric guitars than acoustic guitars.

[2lwa7esh]

tom how can i contact u?

[2lwa7esh]

tom i can do it now!!!!!!!!!!! :D i`m so happy by the way do u have a facebook ?

[TomFontana]

@2lwa7esh Good job! :-)

Yep, I have a facebook account, but don't really use it actively...

[2lwa7esh]

tom that's so hard..!!! :S

[TomFontana]

@2lwa7esh I'm not gonna lie, it is hard for beginners at first, but the more you practice it, the easier it gets. You need to work towards it, and you'll be doing barre chords naturally, without even thinking about them. It takes time, but everyone had to learn this stuff, including Eric Clapton, Slash, Santana, so all of your favorite guitarists started out just like you...

[MrLintRoller]

Very Very Helpful!!! im getting it!!! Guitar Rocks!

[NickDaNerd]

Great lesson, I'll be sure to check out your other ones. My current guitar teacher seems to insist on teaching me Solfège rather then normal notation, which I already know from learning piano, but it's difficult for me to memorize the notes on the neck of the guitar. Do you have any tips on how I could go about learning them?

[gitarysk]

Please not another carpal tunnel giver

[realjuvelive]

Well what's the purpose of these things ? sus ..maj7 or m7 ???

personally I know the major and minor only..

[CokeEqualsEnergy]

m-my fingers... xDD this is so damn harrrrrrrd D:

[stephaniedu]

This is one of the most informative videos i've ever seen on YouTube! You're a very good teacher! Thanks :)

[TomFontana]

@stephaniedu Thank you, thats very flattering :-)

I'm glad I can help you learn the guitar, keep on practicing!

[hopbt]

I've seen some people slide there hand way down the neck and back up when transitioning btwn two barre chords. it make a cool sound. what's that called?

[DocBOOOM]

Great Leason T... When freting 3 strings with you index, overtime will the finger bend more the other way ??I noticed yours does. Just the same as bending them in for tight lead play on high frets.

[TomFontana]

Well, I can imagine that if you press towards 1 direction often for years, it might affect your bone structure. But it doesn't hurt or anything like that, so no worries :-)

[SuperMetalmad]

hey when i put my finger acrross the fret my other figers tighten up so i cnt move them about ihow do i solv this problem plzzz

[TomFontana]

This is something that will improve with practice. Barre chords and holding down all of the strings with your index finger is hard, it'll take weeks before you get it right. Just practice it every day, and you'll see a steady improvement over time. Sorry, there aren't really any shortcuts, but you WILL get it with enough practice, thats 100% certain!

So practice every day, change between the barre shapes, move them around the neck, and you'll master it soon enough.

[Kommando786]

thanks for the help. I never knew why it was actually called an E shaped barre chord or A shaped barre chord...really.

[napsac3325]

Thank you! learning bar chords on your own is almost impossible. This is a great help.

[TomFontana]

My pleasure, I'm glad I could help!

[Martin0Alvarez]

Comprehensive & thorough. Thank you.

[dewakeadilan]

Is the F major in lesson 2 and in this lesson the same?(sorry my english is bad) because i wish they were.

[GaryLawrence0]

I am No.1!!

[Kommando786]

yes. yes you are..................