Building on a solid foundation

Take it step-by-step, starting with a simple movable shape - within weeks you'll be using barre chords to play all those songs you weren't able to before

  • Step 1 - Preparing For Barre Chords

    Learn the power chord - the foundation of barre chords. This'll get your hand in the right position and is already useful for a variety of music, like rock, indie and more.

  • Step 2 - Developing Strength & Technique

    Worried your fingers aren't strong enough? I'm not! Learn the right technique so you can build strength and play barre chords easily.

  • Step 3 - Barre Chords

    At this point, we're ready to jump right in and learn the 2 most useful barre chord shapes. We learn to play them all over the fretboard and understand the (useful) theory behind it all.

  • Step 4 - More Barre Chords

    Learn a couple more barre chord shapes and finally have all the tools you need to play major and minor chords anywhere on the fretboard.

  • Step 5 - Cool Stuff You Can Do With Barre Chords

    Intermediate and advanced concepts are discussed in a simple way: triads, embellishments, quick switches, blues chords and more!

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When I teach my 1-on-1 students, these are the things that keep coming up - the exercises that stick.

  • Making and memorizing shapes + and all associated finger strength/technique

  • Usable fretboard knowledge - for learning and memorizing progressions along the fretboard

  • Your tone and sound (duration/chord shots/activating the low-end vs the high-end/percussive strumming)

  • Understanding what makes certain musical styles unique + building a repertoire

Course curriculum

  • Course Overview and Workbook
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5
  • Moving Forward
  • What You Can Expect From This Course FREE PREVIEW Barre Chords - Workbook (DOWNLOADABLE)
  • Overview The Power Chord FREE PREVIEW Song Recommendation - You Really Got Me Open Power Chords Fretboard Knowledge - The low E-String Easy Blues Progression Song Recommendation - Green Onions Descending Minor Chord Progression Song Recommendation - Hit The Road Jack Technique - Chord Duration Building Strength Simplifying Songs By Using Power Chords Song Recommendation - Wild Thing Classic Pop-Punk Progression Song Recommendation - Closing Time Recap Quiz
  • Overview Bridging The Gap From Power Chord To Barre Chord Descending Minor Progression Revisited Song Recommendation - Yellow Fretboard Knowledge - E-String Recap Applying The "90's Shape" Technique - Arpeggiating Song Recommendation - Hand In My Pocket Fretboard Knowledge - The A-String Melancholy Rock Groove FREE PREVIEW Song Recommendation - Mean Using Shapes Based Off Both The E and A Strings Song Recommendation - Smells Like Teen Spirit Building Strength - Grasp vs. Pressure Practicing Precision Recap Quiz
  • Overview The First Barre Chord That Everybody Learns Efficiency - Strength vs. Technique Building Strength - Fingers/Thumb/Posture Switching Between Open and Barre Chords Minor Barre Chord Shape Fretboard Knowledge - Navigating The Entire E-String "The System" Part 1 Technique - Chord Shots Using Chord Shots In The Reggae Style Recap Quiz
  • Overview Another Barre Shape - Based On The Am Chord More Switching Between Open And Barre Chords Another Barre Shape - Based On The A major Chord Fretboard Knowledge - Navigating The Entire A-String "The System" Part 2 Choices - Where To Place Your Barre Shapes The Same Progression In 2 Different Places Technique - Chomping Building Strength - The A Major Barre Chord Alternating Bass Notes Recap Quiz
  • Overview Playing In ANY Key Learning Keys Easily Mixing Barre Chords With Regular Chords Another Key - The Key of D Changing Keys Easily Bluesy Barres Soulful Shapes Quick Switching Triads Recap
  • Course Complete - What Now?

Finally beat barre chords...

This course is based on real things faced by real people - it aims to address all those questions that come up throughout the learning process. At the cost of about 90 minutes of 1-on-1 instructional time, this course gives you 80 lessons, which will have you playing barre chords in a matter of weeks or even days.
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