Barre Chords

Tylerdurden · 07-30-2004, 12:56 PM

Hey Guys,

Just to get back to the whole chords topic started by Lemonhead, Ive been playing for a while and can play most of Damien Rices tunes andplenty others toobut Im always wanting to take it on another level but I'm finding learning barre chords fairly difficult....for instance Ade (if you read this) you were saying that with 15 chords you can play most songs ...you mentioned A7 and D7 for instance, are you referring to the root 6 and 5 seventh rock chords?? Just wondering if you have any tips for trying to pick up the barre chords cause I even find these ones fairly difficult....I know the whole practise and then practise again thing is the best advice but just wondering if anybody had any tips/methods the used which they found helpful for picking up these chords.....

Cheers people

Jgrg1984 · 07-30-2004, 02:45 PM

Just find songs that you want to playthat include barre chords. It took me a while to get them and i remember getting frusterated thinking i would never be able to hold down the whole fret and still play the right notes. But in time it became easier.

LostCause · 07-30-2004, 03:19 PM

Yeah!! Try to find song with barre chords. You could also play an A (002220) like (577655). Maybe that could give yousome practise. And just play around every fret and get to know how to switch barre chords and trypicking upsome rythm too. It took a while for me too, but at least I finally learned it. Practise, Practise, Practise!!

Jgrg1984 · 07-30-2004, 03:21 PM

Yea fool around slowly with different chords...make up a rhythm, slowly it can become a riff or a song. doesnt have to be good, just something to get you used to playing the chords

07-30-2004, 02:45 PM	#2
Jgrg1984 Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: United States Posts: 597	Just find songs that you want to playthat include barre chords. It took me a while to get them and i remember getting frusterated thinking i would never be able to hold down the whole fret and still play the right notes. But in time it became easier. __________________ Discover. Believe. :and they all left their feet, for that brief moment they could fly:

07-30-2004, 03:19 PM	#3
LostCause Eskimo Regular Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 188	Yeah!! Try to find song with barre chords. You could also play an A (002220) like (577655). Maybe that could give yousome practise. And just play around every fret and get to know how to switch barre chords and trypicking upsome rythm too. It took a while for me too, but at least I finally learned it. Practise, Practise, Practise!! __________________ ...and you're tryin' to remember how fine your life used to be running around banging your drum like it's ninteeen seventy three well that was the river this is the sea...

07-30-2004, 03:21 PM	#4
Jgrg1984 Eskimo Regular Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: United States Posts: 597	Yea fool around slowly with different chords...make up a rhythm, slowly it can become a riff or a song. doesnt have to be good, just something to get you used to playing the chords __________________ Discover. Believe. :and they all left their feet, for that brief moment they could fly:

07-30-2004, 12:56 PM	#1
Tylerdurden Eskimo Baby Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 5	Hey Guys, Just to get back to the whole chords topic started by Lemonhead, Ive been playing for a while and can play most of Damien Rices tunes andplenty others toobut Im always wanting to take it on another level but I'm finding learning barre chords fairly difficult....for instance Ade (if you read this) you were saying that with 15 chords you can play most songs ...you mentioned A7 and D7 for instance, are you referring to the root 6 and 5 seventh rock chords?? Just wondering if you have any tips for trying to pick up the barre chords cause I even find these ones fairly difficult....I know the whole practise and then practise again thing is the best advice but just wondering if anybody had any tips/methods the used which they found helpful for picking up these chords..... Cheers people