In music, a barre chord (also spelled bar chord) is a type of chord on a guitar or other stringed instrument played by using one finger to press down...

guitar, an open chord can have from one to six open strings sounding. In contrast, all of the strings are fingered for a barre chord, which requires greater...

the conventional E-major chord features a tripled bass note. The B major and F major chords are commonly played as barre chords, with the first finger depressing...

up Barre, barre, or barré in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Barre or Barré may refer to: Barre (name) or Barré, a surname and given name Barre, Massachusetts...

fifth with one finger on the bass strings, and play the treble side of a barre chord. Some recordings that make effective use of this tuning are "Black Water"...

composition, a chord progression or harmonic progression (informally chord changes, used as a plural) is a succession of chords. Chord progressions are...

A power chord Play, also called a fifth chord, is a colloquial name for a chord on guitar, especially on electric guitar, that consists of the root note...

In music, a chord is a group of two or more notes played simultaneously, typically consisting of a root note, a third, and a fifth. Chords are the building...

distortion. Rhythm guitarists often strum open chords in pop, rock, country, and folk music and play barre chords in many pop and rock styles. Although rhythm...

teacher mostly focused on polka, so he supposedly did not learn of a barre chord or a pick until his third year of lessons, lending to his unique playing...

freshest cuts aim to please fans of both rock and metal with its blend of barre chord-chugging simplicity and guitar hero virtuosity." Richie released his...

similar in technique to playing barre chords. It allowed them to use different methods of articulating power chords (legato for example) and more importantly...

similar in technique to playing barre chords. This allowed them to use different methods of articulating power chords (legato for example) and more importantly...

same E major scale return again. This gives way to a chorus using the barre chord progression of D♭ major, G♭ major, E major, B major, G♭ major and D♭...

use of the wah-wah pedal in mainstream rock. He rejected the standard barre chord fretting technique used by most guitarists in favor of fretting the low...

which one may play the progression with open chords on the guitar, so it is often portrayed with barre chords ("Lay Lady Lay"). The use of the flattened...

In music theory, a dominant seventh chord, or major minor seventh chord, is a seventh chord, composed of a root, major third, perfect fifth, and minor...

Blink-182's "Feeling This". Open E tuning also lends itself to easy barre-chording as heard in some of these songs. Chris Martin of Coldplay also uses...

fingers were left in a position to create different chord voicings. Instead of the usual G barre chord (G–D–G–B–D–G), a G5 (G–X–G–G–D–G) is sometimes played...

In music, the dominant 7♯9 chord ("dominant seven sharp nine" or "dominant seven sharp ninth") is a chord built by combining a dominant seventh, which...

feel to the song. "No Excuses" is based around a jangly A-to-B major barre chord change, with the open B and E strings ringing out. "No Excuses" use of...

fingerstyle, only using all four fingers for barre chords. He said, "I use my little finger to play chords, but not for playing solos. The direction in...

Category:Guitar performance techniques Dampening Hammer-on Pull-off Guitar chord Barre chord String skipping See also the following from List of musical terminology:...

with many open chords and barre chords, doubling the root), jazz guitarists typically omit the root. Some more sophisticated chord voicings also include...

the most unsung guitar players. He's playing full, six-string-position barre chords at that speed—that's just insane. His accuracy and his rhythms are so...

prevented him from playing barre chords. This disability may have led to his use of extended chords, many of which don't require barres. Buckley attended Loara...

had one drum and only 3 strings on the guitar, which was tuned to a barre chord. They quickly added friend Jeff Ott, then 12, on drums initially but...

In music theory, chord substitution is the technique of using a chord in place of another in a progression of chords, or a chord progression. Much of...

left arm for eight hours. At showtime, he was only able to play simple barre chords, with keyboardist Jon Lord having to play many of the guitar parts on...

of "one seventh-fret barre chord, a couple of rhythmic scratches and two notes" played in a key of B♭. The verses follow a chord progression of B♭–E♭–B♭–F...