barre chords
Index-finger fret spans
Barre chords are guitar chords formed by pressing one finger flat across multiple strings while other fingers form a chord shape.
The barring finger acts as a movable nut, allowing the same chord shape to slide up and down the neck to play in any key.
Learning barre chords is a notorious hurdle for beginners—the hand strength and precision required takes months to develop.
Once you master barre chords, you can play almost any song.
- stringsThin flexible lines
- frettingAnxious rumination or surface wear
- chordNotes sounded simultaneously
- root noteChord's namesake pitch
- fingersAppendages of the hand
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