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How to Play Guitar Barre Chords for Beginners

An easy to learn series of step by step lessons for beginner guitarist that will help teach you everything you need to know about playing the guitar. In this lesson we go over learning how to play advanced Barre chords.

Have you been studying chords? Have you ever attempted to play Barre chords but to no avail? Here is a guide to help teach you how to play Barre chords, as well as give you a few pointers to help you sound all the notes without a buzz. Barre chords are probably the most difficult type of chords for beginners to play. If you have just started playing the guitar I highly recommended that you first study my previous guitar guide: How to play guitar: lesson 2, to learn all of the fundamental basics of how to hold your guitar and fret notes, as well as study the Caterpillar exercise to build finger muscle strength. If you practice the Caterpillar exercise for at least 2 to 3 minutes a day, you should be able to play Barre chords after a few months of practicing. If you are already familiar with the basics, then read on to learn about Barre chords.

Learning Barre chords

Barre chords are also known as a Bar chord, because you "Bar" your finger across all six strings. They are a lot more difficult to play in comparison to Major and Minor chords. For all types of chords, the name of the chord is based on the root note (first note) that you play in the series of notes. If you don't know the name of the chord, just find the first note that starts the chord. The purpose of a Barre is similar to that of a Capo; you use your finger to raise the pitch of the strings by holding them all down with one or more of your fingers, in this way you could change the sound of your guitar and play in the key of G. In the TAB examples below, the X marks mean that you don't play the string, skip over it and play the next string instead. The letter (B) means that you use your Index finger to "Barre" those strings. The numbers represent which frets your fingers should be on. Keep in mind that the Barre works the same way as a Capo, and should be considered as the guitar's Nut.

(If you don't know what the Nut is, read this: How to play guitar: lesson 1)

So if you Barre on the fifth fret, the fret next to your Barring finger will then be considered the first fret. Alright, enough with the explanations, time to play some chords.

A Major Barre Chord shape

First we have the A Major Barre chord. Place your Index finger across five of the strings to Barre them, the top E string should be left open and should not be played. Your middle finger will Barre across 2nd string second fret, 3rd string second fret, and 4th string second fret. An alternant way to play this chord is to use your middle, ring, and baby finger to form the A major shape, while your Index finger continues to Barre. You can move your Index finger on any fret to form all of the following Barre shapes.

E }-(B)-----------------------------------------}

B }-(B)----(2)---------------------------------}

G }-(B)----(2)---------------------------------}

D }-(B)----(2)---------------------------------}

A }-(B)-----------------------------------------}

E }-X-----X-------------X------------X--------}

A Minor Barre Chord shape

The A Minor Barre chord is similar. Place your Index finger across five of the strings to Barre them, the top E string should be left open and should not be played. Your middle finger will be on the 2nd string first fret, your ring finger will be placed on the 4th string second fret, and your baby finger will be on the 3rd string second fret.

E }-(B)-----------------------------------------}

B }-(B)----(1)---------------------------------}

G }-(B)----(2)---------------------------------}

D }-(B)----(2)---------------------------------}

A }-(B)-----------------------------------------}

E }-X-----X-------------X------------X--------}

E Major Barre Chord shape

For the E Major Barre chord place your Index finger across six strings. Place your middle finger on the 3rd string first fret, your ring finger will be placed on the 5th string second fret, and your baby finger will be on the 4th string second fret.

E }-(B)-----------------------------------------}

B }-(B)-----------------------------------------}

G }-(B)-(1)-------------------------------------}

D }-(B)-------(2)-------------------------------}

A }-(B)------(2)--------------------------------}

E }-(B)-----------------------------------------}

E Minor Barre Chord shape

The E Minor Barre chord is almost the same thing; you simply raise your middle finger. Place your Index finger across six strings, your middle finger will hover over the 3rd string but will not be used. Your ring finger will be placed on the 5th string second fret, and your baby finger will be on the 4th string second fret.

E }-(B)-----------------------------------------}

B }-(B)-----------------------------------------}

G }-(B)-----------------------------------------}

D }-(B)---(2)----------------------------------}

A }-(B)---(2)-----------------------------------}

E }-(B)-----------------------------------------}

There are several other variations of Barre chord shapes, but you can find them simply by experimenting with Basic Major and Minor chords and altering the fingering to form a Barre. For example, if you were to do the E Major Barre on the first fret, it would really be an F Major chord, because in the musical Alphabet the next note after E is an F note. If you don't know about the musical alphabet, take a look at my guide to Basic Music Theory.

If you can't get all the notes to sound clearly, remember that finger muscle strength is a key part of Barring notes. If you have strong fingers you will be able to Barre a whole lot easier. Another tactic to Barre a bit easier is to rotate your Index finger to one side and find the perfect spot to sound all the notes, or instead of using the tip of your Index finger move your hand up and use the bottom base and middle part of your Index finger to hold down the strings. The last way to try to Barre is to move your Index finger in a slight angle to get a bit more leverage. However, the best way to master Barre chords is just with a lot of practice.

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