Bar Chords

BAR CHORDS Ok Everyone! Let me tell you a little bit of musical theory which will help you with the bar chords. You probably know, that there are seven notes, A, B, C, D, E, F, G (these are the white notes on a piano). However there are in-between notes called sharps and flats. (these are the black notes on a piano). Sharp means up/higher, flat means down/lower. For example, in between notes A and B is one note which you could call Asharp or Bflat (why both? Who the hell knows?!). Another example,, in between F and G is a note you could either call Fsharp or Gflat. (It doesn't matter which one you choose to call it, so don't worry!) Listen up, this bit is important, You need to learn the names of some of the notes on the guitar. We're going to learn only the 6th string and the 5th string because that's what's most important in order to be able to play bar chords. And also, we only need to learn the notes up as far as fret 12. With the mini-video-guitar-lesson, you will get a PDF document with a clear diagram of these notes, so relax and don't worry, I will guide you through every step of the way. It will all make perfect sense when you see the mini-video-guitar-lesson. However, let me make this clear , when you do see the notes on the PDF diagram, I SUGGEST YOU MEMORIZE THEM! You will make life much easier for yourself if you do. Oh,,,,,,, I almost forgot,,,,, there's one other important concept you need to understand. There are two main types of chords, minor and major. Minor sound sadder, major sounds happier. Or let me put it another way, minor sounds serious, major sounds less serious, minor sounds 'neightbours', major sounds 'home and away', (ok I'm getting carried away now!) . The truth is, you can't define a sound using words like this, you have to hear it with you own ears. When you see a chord written with an 'm' , this means 'minor'. E.g. Am = A minor. A = A major So,,,, Would you like to learn these bar chord shapes which will give you the flexibility to read and play almost any chord? Would you like to be able to play a song just by glancing at a piece of paper with the chords written on?, , Ok Good. (if you have been playing for some time already, you may already be familiar with 'bar chords'. If so, I suggest you watch the mini-video anyway) to Watch Your MINI-VIDEO-GUITAR-LESSON 'Bar chords taster'_ (I suggest you do watch it!) click the download link above or below. Once you've watched the mini-video-guitar-lesson, BROWSE THE ARCHIVE at www.vGuitarLessons.com/archive . I've put a whole selection of full-length-video-guitar-lessons with bar chords such as 'Hotel California by the Eagles', 'Wild thing' and many more. Also, if you have friends who are learning guitar, send them this link www.vGuitarLessons.com/course because I'm sure they will benefit from this eCourse also. Until next time, keep practising, and enjoy playing guitar no matter what standard you are at. I'll see you in a few days with the next segment of your eCourse where we'll learn rock 'n' roll / blues style. Remember don't make it more complicated than it needs to be, start simple , follow my instructions , and your ability will improve as you continue to practise. Ben Lowrey P.S. Remember I'd love to hear from you personally so if you have any feedback about our vGuitar Lessons, send it with a pic of you and your guitar to students@vGuitarLessons.com and we may put it on the homepage. P.P.S If a song you want to learn isn't listed on our archive, send me the track name and artist to requests@vGuitarLessons.com and I will find it, listen to it, figure it out, record a full-length-video-guitar-lesson and post it on the archive for you to download.