Powerchords or 5th chords are chords that consist of the root note and the fifth. Typically with distortion added they are a staple of rock and punk. They can be ‘palm muted’, played solely with down strokes or thrashed. The difference between a Power chord and other chords is the missing 3rd hence the name […]
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Understanding Barre Chords(part 3)
Please read previous articles before reading on. Understanding Barre Chords(part 1) Understanding Barre Chords(part 2) Hopefully you now have an uderstanding of the 4 primary barre chord shapes and how they relate to the string from which they get their ‘root’ note. Now if you’ve been messing around applying the info from these articles you […]
Understanding Barre Chords(part 2)
Before you carry on with this article please read, Understanding Barre Chords(part 1) Following on from my previous article on Barre chords I’d like to show you how we can now bring in our second 2 chord shapes. Major Barre Chord Minor Chord Shape Understanding that the previous articles barre chords were tied to the […]
Understanding Barre Chords(part 1)
What is a barre chord? The barre chord is a movable chord that uses the first finger to lie across the strings pressing them all down whilst other fingers fret chord shapes. Effectively your first finger becomes the guitar nut or works like a capo. Understanding how a barre chord works can take some real […]
Learning Barre Chords for Guitar Online Dictionary
Learning barre chord positions can be a right royal pain in the harris. It’s something I’ve found to be quite difficult to get across to many students, so here it is. The free online Barre chord dictionary. Every Major and Minor Barre chord covered using the four most common Barre chord shapes. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.untidymusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/barrechords.swf” height=”400″ […]