F# Bar Chord

swillie · 18-10-2005

Is there an easy way to get around playing bar Chords? Do I have to play them? and how do I play an F#?

Danny Poole · 19-10-2005

No!... well there is but why learn something twice!

Eventually YES! everyone has to learn Bar Chords. So you might as well incorporate it into a song you like.

In it's simplest form, a bar chord is just an open chord moved up one fret at a time using your first finger as the nut. An "E" open chord is...

0 - open
0 - open
1 - 1st finger
2 - 3rd finger
2 - 2nd finger
0 - open

a "F" bar chord is...

1 - 1st finger barred
1 - 1st finger barred
2 - 2nd finger
3 - 4th finger
3 - 3rd finger
1 - 1st finger barred

Whenever you sharpen (#) a note or a chord you move it up 1 fret (flat - down 1)

You can view some bar chord lesson examples here http://www.guitartutoronline.com/for...hread.php?t=20

fretdancer · 24-10-2005

barre chords will open up immense possibilities for you.
I found barre chords impossible to implement at first but I persevered and just spent a couple of minutes a day trying to form chord shapes and strumming away. Each day it gets just a little better until after a few months I am now fairly confident with using barre chords. it really is just practice like everything else. just spend a few minutes each day, it will soon come to you.

As for a F# - well thats easy - you know how to play an E chord in open position? simply barre the first fret and apply the same shape (you will need to use the last 3 fingers instead of the first 3 of course) and you are playing an F chord - move that all up one more fret to barre fret 2 and you have an F# - move it one more fret and you have a G, one more fret and you have G# - can you guess what is at the 5th fret?

Pete

18-10-2005	#1
swillie Newbie ! Join Date: Sep 2004 Age: 36 Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	F# Bar Chord Is there an easy way to get around playing bar Chords? Do I have to play them? and how do I play an F#?

19-10-2005	#2
Danny Poole Administrator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Townsville, Australia. Age: 36 Posts: 2,357 Rep Power: 10	No!... well there is but why learn something twice! Eventually YES! everyone has to learn Bar Chords. So you might as well incorporate it into a song you like. In it's simplest form, a bar chord is just an open chord moved up one fret at a time using your first finger as the nut. An "E" open chord is... 0 - open 0 - open 1 - 1st finger 2 - 3rd finger 2 - 2nd finger 0 - open a "F" bar chord is... 1 - 1st finger barred 1 - 1st finger barred 2 - 2nd finger 3 - 4th finger 3 - 3rd finger 1 - 1st finger barred Whenever you sharpen (#) a note or a chord you move it up 1 fret (flat - down 1) You can view some bar chord lesson examples here http://www.guitartutoronline.com/for...hread.php?t=20 __________________ Remember, If it was meant to be easy everybody would be a great guitarist.

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24-10-2005	#3
fretdancer Active Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 36 Rep Power: 0	barre chords will open up immense possibilities for you. I found barre chords impossible to implement at first but I persevered and just spent a couple of minutes a day trying to form chord shapes and strumming away. Each day it gets just a little better until after a few months I am now fairly confident with using barre chords. it really is just practice like everything else. just spend a few minutes each day, it will soon come to you. As for a F# - well thats easy - you know how to play an E chord in open position? simply barre the first fret and apply the same shape (you will need to use the last 3 fingers instead of the first 3 of course) and you are playing an F chord - move that all up one more fret to barre fret 2 and you have an F# - move it one more fret and you have a G, one more fret and you have G# - can you guess what is at the 5th fret? Pete

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