This Barre Chord Trick will save you HOURS

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

If you liked this lesson, you'll LOVE the "What's YOUR #1 Beginner Blindspot" playing assessment. You'll find it on the link in my profile under "freebies" :)

[@ronaldshepherd5992]

Thank you. It works.

[@trevorcrosby2807]

I will look. This ONE THING has made me make more progress in the last three weeks than in the three months previous

[@jamesgraves32]

That idea is sure to slow down your chord shifts. Bad idea.

[@The_biggest_fan_of_Home-A...]

What took me a month to learn ⅒ of it now took a day to learn full

[@sadcad8118]

Instructions unclear, I beheaded my guitar

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

noooooooo

[@sangeetaboruah5292]

Rip😂

[@code2580]

I was about to comment that

[@Daniel-nb3kk]

Profile pic fits the comment

[@mat_s8]

😂😂😂

[@technogrills9209]

bro randomly came into my feed and i can already play barre chords without pain...Man i love internet

[@animepabu5526]

Time to be alive for sure. Information at your hands and people sharing their tricks

[@griffiss7aider]

Instantly gained Barre chord skill after this

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

Sweet, that is awesome, keep it going!

[@miri2968]

saaame 😮

[@z1y1x]

Im struggling to switch from basic chords to barre chords pls help​@@TheSchoolOfGuitar

[@shyper17]

Same hahahah

[@shyper17]

I was wondering why my tone is so creaky

[@CavyWheek]

I have been playing guitar off and on for 37 years and never learned this. In a one-minute video you changed my playing forever. Thanks!!😊

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

You're so welcome William, Thanks for commenting!!

[@TheoKlattenhoff]

Holy f***! I’ve been playing for 22 years now and you’ve shattered my barre game. Thank you so much!!!! 🙏🏼✨

[@meghancomo96]

DUDE! You are a lifesaver!!! I’ve been trying to play Barr cords for forever and I’ve finally got it!!

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

Wuhoo!! Glad it helped Meghan :) So glad you've finally got it!!! Is there anything else you've been trying for a long time? If so, I've a free community (link on my profile), I'm in there the whole time and go live once a week to answer questions! So hey, if you are stuck on anything else, check it out! Hopefully see you there.

[@thatsok6849]

You’re a g it’s half 4 in the morning iv been here for hours ahah think iv got it thank you bro

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

Glad I could help! Reach out if you have any other guitar Q's :)

[@imreallybad7862]

fr man im out here 1:40 AM trying to do barre

[@arnav5680]

This is how I learned to play barre chords

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

Class, did it take you long to get them sounding clear?

[@Foo_Fighters_Are_Cool]

@@TheSchoolOfGuitarit really only took a minute for me

[@mr.unusual8509]

@@TheSchoolOfGuitar took about 2 weeks

[@anupbaranwal8605]

Meh took me 30mins of practice and I'm ready

[@glowiever]

after all these years, I'm back to learning bar chords again

[@octoechos]

Wow super helpful. I've just slowly been developing carpel tunnel for like 23 years. Thanks for the tip!

[@SGpotatokat]

WOW, amazing what a difference this instantly makes! Reminds me of one of the core principals of yoga which teaches an awareness that our body is not a bunch of isolated parts, but rather one big, interconnected system. I've been asking my thumb to do it all when it should be a full body experience. Its so simple but so powerful! My mind is blown! Thank you!!!

[@ec1204]

I have been trying for months and this video was a massive help

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

This makes me happy :)

[@captainu.s.a.7980]

Man,I was'nt stuggling.I was getting a cramping feeling.I am older .This is a great tip for anybody.Thanks for sharing the tip...

[@dankersaur]

Don’t worry man i’m 17 and get the cramping feeling

[@LateBloomerMedia]

32 and cramp up as well! ​@@dankersaur

[@stoik-aa]

@@dankersaur im a newborn baby and i feel it as well

[@TheLarryBrown]

I know what it's like never to be born.

[@Jenoah]

It actually felt easy and not life threatening after using this tip haha , thank you !

[@johnkerplunk39]

HOLY SHIT THIS IS THE BEST GUITAR VID ADVICE I GOT SO FAR, it’s hard because you can never tell people are doing this by just watching vids

[@lemoanfr]

I've been playing for 6 years and i didn't know that i was playing barre chords wrong until now, Thank you so much!!

[@soupisgoodfood]

never was able to bar all 6 strings until i found out about this. big thanks

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

great to hear, you're welcome!

[@stepgames7698]

INSTANT IMPROVEMENT!! YOU'RE AMAZING!! It's insanely physically difficult though, will have to practice!

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

welcome!! for sure, take it step by step

[@toastsenpai3919]

As a beginner who struggles with barre chords this helped a TON, thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

You are so welcome!

[@mjphilipp66]

Brooo boy am I glad I searched this! Two years of playing and skipping barre chords because of a screwed up ring finger… the elbow move just totally got my hand in a position where I can now be mediocre at barre chords too!!!

[@Recordorama]

For years ive either figured out a different way to play songs, or avoided them completely because of how much my hand cramps up from playing barre chords, im hoping this can change that, thanks for the help

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

Yeah I hear ya, here are 3 more things that could help your hand cramps: 1. Use lighter strings to begin (10 gauge) 2. Learn the G major barre chord first 3. Put a capo on the 1st fret to add some extra pushing onto the strings.. ..then do this video exercise, and piece by piece work on it, remove the capo when you feel ok to do so. These will help build small wins but build up bigger belief. You got this. Get on it and drop me an email at [e-mail] in 30 days to let me know your progress. You got this!

[@BamadeusTTV]

I figured out this trick a little while ago and right away it helped me to start playing barre chords properly. for so long i was doing it all wrong and now i can finally start playing music without having to adjust chords

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

That's brill, great fun when you discover tricks by yourself!! It's funny isn't it, sometimes you don't need courses or anything like that..a few tips here and there. If theres anything else you're stuck on, check out the skool link on my channel, you can get free access to my guitar community with more resources and Q&A :)

[@Nia389]

A year later me coming back to this vid and laughing how hard it was to make a barre, time really flies

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

oh wow, glad you returned! I do a ton more free stuff, just go to the main link in my profile and you'll find it there!

[@NA44221]

BEST tip I've heared! instantly helped a lot. Thank you.

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

Great to hear!

[@nadia02]

This is amazing. Thank you so much for the most helpful video I have ever seen during my whole KZbin watching career

[@natestu1284]

I've been struggling with barr chords for ages instantly helped me thanks lad

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

great to hear!

[@nicoleugenti950]

I cannot believe how instantly this worked for me. Thank you!

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

sweeeeet!

[@trevorcrosby2807]

Wow! You just made a HUGE difference

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

sweeeeeet! glad it helped

[@trng_827]

Thank you so much, I have been struggling with barre chord for weeks but now i can play it😊

[@rusty-ole-boomstick1268]

Opposing pressure! I like it!!

[@roddiemacinnis7050]

I've been trying to learn for the longest time and no one ever taught me this INSTANTLY after this I got clear sound out of my barre chord THANK YOU

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

Sweet!!! Glad it worked so well for you Roddie :) Hey if theres anything else you've been stuck on for a long time, come check out my FREE guitar community, it's linked in my profile under "freebies". I don't care how big the problem is, there'll be a tip to unlock it for ya.

[@biggiebigs4442]

This was actually insane thank you

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

Sweet! Glad you find it useful :)

[@frankeinstein5564]

You forgot to tell people this technique requires a bit of finesse. If you pull your guitar like that you make the neck bend backwars which will make your chord go sharp depending how much u pull. Sometimes you see some guitarists do it as a vibrato effect by pulling on the neck. So the advice I could give is to practice to do this technique with the least amount of effort to make the barre chord ring out nicely. That will be the point where you dont pull too hard but still can make the chord sound clean.

[@TheNightstalker80]

People who can't play a barre chord probably don't even notice that lol.

[@pretzel_ve]

but how do u transition from a barre chord to a normal chord and vice versa- doing it smoothly. its so challenging!! pls make a video

[@timoothy606]

My gwaaadd!!! This is what i was lacking.. thanks alot i think i have come one step closer to master the barre chords perfectly ❤

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

yeaaaaaah! keep it goin :) so glad this helped

[@lofifeelingsofficial]

This is game changer man... Thank you so so much... This was magical !!!!!!!!!

[@lilvince9647]

Great tip to make everything you play sound sharp 😂

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

Haha yes, why tune to a different frequency when you can get there organically 🤣

[@TheLarryBrown]

Don't be some hyperbole-olic dude. Open chords won't sound sharp.

[@miyakazahiki1651]

it actually worked!! thank you i’ll follow you from now on

[@markedwardevans]

Thanks - this was a f’n amazing tip for a beginner player - my wrist and thumb were killing me and this simple tip changed everything- no more pain!

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

great thanks for sharing!

[@Absentave]

This literally changed everything for me! So simple and so effective, thank you so much!

[@christianelias8116]

Dude this saved me so much time thank you SO much! W

[@tonyborgia1236]

This is the best tip I ever received. Thank you, thank you!

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

Tony! Cheers for that..it's funny isn't it, sometimes ya don't need a big course, just small tips.. if you want more tips, I hang out inside my free guitar community, and go live there once a week taking questions. Hopefully you might consider checking it out, the link is in my profile under "freebies"!

[@JacobWrestledGod]

Been very casually playing gcde for years after giving up on barre chords, this simple tip sure is going to help

[@jorgejorge8878]

I've played guitar form 25+ years. I didn't know this!!!

[@Ranak_141]

Omg! I can instantly see improvement thanks.

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

Brill! Glad you got it working!

[@RumballRamblesTO-zy8ig]

Oh good god! So obvious, yet I have missed it!! I have struggled with this for years- thank you so much for this- totally works.

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

it's the stuff right under our noses we miss at times Rumball! You are SO welcome. Anything else you've been struggling with for a while? Because I've a free community linked in my profile that has a weekly live Q&A, to answer more personal questions, rather than you having to search all over youtube for it! Hope you check it out!

[@vitoriafabiane5004]

I am a beginner struggling really hard to play a music with some bare chords … 30 mins later practicing with this technique and I already can play the part I was weeks trying to get correct. Thank you very much!!!

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

Brave beginner tackling the barre chords Vitoria!! So glad you put the tip into action and got it working in 30min!!! I've a free community where I share more guitar tips like this, so if theres anything you're stuck on, come check out the community (link is on my profile), and I'll have an answer for it.

[@jonathancook5915]

Immediately worked! I spent hours yesterday trying... 1st try with this technique 🎉

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

Hey Jonathan! Thanks for sharing :-)

[@Alyssa_The_Weird0]

Dude, thank you so so so much, I’ve been trying to play a barre chord for like, 3 weeks. I finally got it.

[@tonykelpie]

Making sure that the clearance of the strings from the fretboard is not too high is a great help. (Some people call this the ‘action’). Don’t buy a guitar if it is too high; if you do have one then carefully filing the piece that holds the strings away from the fretboard can help

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

love it, thanks for sharing!

[@TheLarryBrown]

If in doubt, take the guitar to Guitar Center and have the tech there adjust the action for a light touch.

[@Jsonep]

Dude after all the videos and days of practice,this video unlocked barre chords for me. Thank you ❤

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

Sweeeeet! Great job man, I love the persistence!!

[@RetirededKat]

Holy. Shit. I can play Littleroot Town now without muting the hopo sections. You sir are a saint!

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

Nice job :) You're Welcome!

[@maplenator1689]

I was trying for hours, and I literally got it on the second try after this. Thanks so much!

[@nobodiez]

That’s sick , I immediately felt it and was🤯

[@cremedelamemesupreme1649]

Question: as a more advanced player who conquered barre chords forever ago, does this technique not create bad habits of tension in the shoulders? I learned to play barre chords by "rolling" the finger more onto the side and using the bony part rather than the padded bottom part. That was the trick that made them easy for me. This technique seems to be counter to all the other training I did to release tension in the body which was INTEGRAL to me being able to eventually unlock the effortless fluent playing I can do today...

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

If its a toss up between tension in the body and making a barre chord sound clear, many players will pay that small price and then address tensions later. Great to hear you conquered barre chords, have you any barre chord videos up on youtube with your approach? If so, share it beneath this comment, I'm sure it could help other players.

[@cremedelamemesupreme1649]

@@TheSchoolOfGuitar I've always wanted to start a guitar instruction channel but I'm always discouraged because there are already a million of them. The trick I used came from an old school Justin Guitar video.

[@MichaelTurner856]

Which one? If you don't mind

[@TheLarryBrown]

There's a few caveats to this comment. * Not everyone can roll their finger to the side. * Finger shapes vary. Some people, like me, have valleys on the fingers that reduce pressure on the string there. Such people may need to use more pressure than you use. * This tip may help starters and a few years down the road, when they are ready for advanced skills like you, the barre chord is no longer a challange. * Most players will never aspire to your advanced skills but would still like to play. I suspect many star singers in the top 40 do not have the level of fluidity and lack of effort you mention. John Denver, Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, Christopher Cross, Michael Nesmith, Dave Grohl, uh....Elvis... not to mention any punk rocker like Sid Vicious or Billy Idol. Not everyone can be or has to be Mark Knopfler!

[@hansmann5776]

You are awesome , saved my hours😊

[@sagecollins6131]

Thanks so much! This fixed my muted 2nd and 3rd strings (not doing a normal major or minor bar chord).

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

great great, thanks for sharing that!

[@coolginypiggames4363]

I LOVE YOU I CAN NOT EXPLAIN HOW MUCH THIS HELPED YOU ARE A REAL ONE

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

You're so welcome :)

[@bilalxmirza]

discovered this on my own and changed everything..

[@sonyankonda]

Omg! I have never played it till this video! You’re a saint😭😩

[@Sebastaylove]

This helped me so much, I also figured out that turning the guitar inwards to much to see the notes your playing will affect you from tucking in your elbow and will make the barre chord tense. Instead just let the muscle memory develop while keeping the guitar bit turned and keeping the elbow tucked

[@veevoo7340]

I am really Thankful for this information.🙏🙏🙏

[@Aolsinbandana]

😮😮 it worked bro I've been struggling, thanks ❤

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

Sweet! Love seeing these comments, so glad it helped!

[@evangelinem.8989]

This is so simple and évident but it helps a lot, thanks!!

[@Erx09]

bros literally a life saver man ive been playing for like 2 weeks and i can already play barre chords (Might be cuz i got musical knowledge from playing a lot of piano too) but anyway bro best tutorial ty 🙏❤

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

Nice job, yeah it's funny, theres a small % of people who get it quicker, well have fun with them!

[@TheLarryBrown]

Being good at visualizing and understanding music on the keyboard doesn't help a lot on guitar. Guitar can't really be approached that way, so good guitar players use a more intuitive, less analytical approach. Spending too much effort trying to understand what you are doing will get in the way.

[@CL2-]

@@TheLarryBrown No, it definitely helps. I am a piano player as well and it's more "intuitive" if you already have that instinct from the keyboard

[@niveditasenapati860]

Thank u soo much it's been a month i am struggling to learn barr chords but there was no progress but after this watching this video i isantly able to play ❤

[@_anshika_jain_]

You quite literally saved my life. Thank you

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

You're so welcome!

[@FreshMntAir]

Appreciate these details, thank you.👍

[@mazharkhadri5408]

Thank you, will definitely try this. Much appreciated 😊👍

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

sweeeet!

[@Zyon5]

THANK YOU !! My thumb used to be so tires after playing just one minute of bar chords. I figured it would just get better with time but now I see that my technique is just wrong, thank you !

[@TheLarryBrown]

Burn rubber dude!!!!

[@anneschmidt3722]

Thank you so much. I have struggled a lot becaue of small hand etc. But because of your tip the sound improved a lot

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

thats great to know, thanks!

[@samuelceeee]

This tip earned my subscription 👌

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

cheeeraz

[@jreyanemij]

I'm gonna try this when I go home. Thanks bro.

[@johnmclean7331]

Wow instant improvement thanks so much

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

Class John, glad you found an instant improvement!! I've a ton more tips like this, if you wanna hear more there's a link to my free community on my profile..I even do a weekly live Q&A so you can get personalised stuff answered instead of having to try find it on KZbin. hopefully see ya there!

[@pippinpenn]

Thanks! Never would have known I was doing it wrong 😅

[@semjcolon]

This is an amazing tip, finally able to make clean sounding barres now. Thank you!!

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

wuhoo!!

[@MistakenAcorn]

A tiny tip I just noticed for boney fingers. When your index finger cant quite squeeze a string or two for the full bar, you can kinda push or pull or finger back and forth. Itll feel like your trying to roll/ a pencil or straw up and down your fingers (like 🤌 -🫰) really fast but with the guitar neck/strings. Hope this helps 🤷‍♂️

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

Thanks for that, I appreciate you taking the time to share this tip!

[@kskritarthasrivastava2319]

Great tip man instantly improved my chords

[@zgp8850]

Crazy, instant improvement. Thanks so much, you've saved me a lot of headaches!

[@robertomigueld.perfinian7599]

BRO TYSM THIS VIDEO MADE MY FIRST EVER BARRE CORD SOUND SO NICE TY

[@Jugggle]

Goood advice mate thx 😊😊😊

[@marksgameoflife8446]

Nice very effective tip!👏

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

Glad it was helpful!

[@CadenStarnold]

Holy shit this was the most helpful video I’ve seen so far

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

So helpful you ever cussed, that makes me happy. Anything else you've been stuck on? I've a free community linked in my profile under "freebies" if ya wanna hop in and get any other things sorted!!

[@benfroelich8705]

Dude your actually a genius

[@thomasericksonhufana2425]

Thank for teaching me. Im been struggling for years

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

ah you're welcome, glad this has helped :)

[@little_me12]

Thank you so much i needed thisss😀😀😀

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

No problem 😊

[@ulrap1202]

I have avoided playing barre chords for 18 years. This helps quite a bit. I'm still going to have to practice a lot to get it down though. Thanks 👍

[@TheLarryBrown]

Welcome to the world of "The Fourth Chord!" Now you can progress to Peter Paul and Mary!

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

Larry I've spotted you commenting on comments here, Thanks for sharing your insights! You play much guitar? I've a free guitar community (linked in my profile) if you fancy checking it out and chatting more guitar with other players :)

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

Sweet, yeah I avoided them for a while as well until I HAD to learn them for a song. I'm glad this helped ya. Anything else you avoid on guitar? If you want to get specific questions/challenges answered on guitar, rather than trying to find them on youtube, I've a free community. Link is in my profile under "freebies" if you wanna check it out!!

[@Mithusen273]

Wow, this actually works!!

[@jakkbatt4711]

THANK YOUUU just tried this, sou ds and feels sooo much better☺️

[@williamf3988]

Good suggestion. Another would be to play fewer strings. If you're playing the E shape barre just play the top 5 strings. Trick question: how many G notes do you need to make a G chord? 2 are probably plenty. Better yet, triads are a better option. It all depends on the sound you're trying to get

[@Suman]

That's it. That solved it. Thank you.

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

Glad it helped

[@fatmanbhkbjorn]

This is true. Great that you share the knowledge! ❤

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

Thanks! Hey nice cover of audioslave that you did :) If you wanna do more sharing of your playing, check out the skool link on my channel, you can get free access to my guitar community with more resources and Q&A :)

[@fatmanbhkbjorn]

@@TheSchoolOfGuitar you had a listen to my stuff? 😆 Thank you so much! Then you know I need all the training I can get. I will check out your skool ❤️

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

Yeah I did, nice job man, it was "be yourself" that I caught :) Ah I thought it was good, the key thing is you're taking action practicing and upload videos, really inspiring. Do indeed, hopefully see you there!

[@jellyj8194]

Thank you!

[@huhhuhhuh4069]

So that’s why I couldn’t play barre chords…I was only using my tumb!

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

yep so common! there ya go, enjoy!

[@TheLarryBrown]

Boy you got that right. You need to use your fingers as well.

[@juliodefreitas157]

Absolutely awesome ❤️ ❤

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@zayschosen]

This helped me INSTANTLY

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

Great to hear!!

[@5adivyambisht514]

thanks brother helped me a lot!!!

[@stevensmith426]

Thanks mate just encountered my first barre chord 6 weeks after starting lessons and this is really useful 👍

[@MustachioT]

Thank you so much. I've been having trouble getting consistent with pressure on my barre cords. This instantly made them clear and a lot easier.

[@TheSchoolOfGuitar]

NICE JOB!! I'm so glad it has helped you :)

[@frybread002_3]

So that's why every great gutairist is shredded. Whoa!