Must Know Bar Chord Progressions for Guitar!
🕑 Added 2018-10-20 17:34:18 +0000 UTC Hello friends,and welcome to another rhythm guitar tutorial. In today’s session we will learn how a less than common fingering of the major scale can reveal the positions of 4 essential bar chord progressions. The goal is to use movable shapes to achieve “stock chord progressions” so that you can easily transpose thousands of different songs. Let’s get started
Suggested Lessons:
- How to Really Play Bar Chords - A Beginner Tutorial
- Essential Chords of Blues, Jazz & R&B | Part 1
- Essential Chords of Blues, Jazz & R&B | Part 2
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For the C bar instead of placing fingers down the neck 234 try placing them 324.
Stefano.B65
it takes time to master bar chords, i've learned that the thumb position and the elbow close to your body are the most important things
Like D Maxina I’ve really struggled with cramming my 234 fingers onto the 3rd fret, to be told a little bar is fine is totally liberating- huge thanks
Just got on easy good tempo, shows chords, changes and steps well. Seen a ton of lessons, this is my favorite!
Nice lesson, love it, can't wait to practice this, also working on the old style Chicago blues shuffle.
I really appeciate your lessons. One question though, when you play a C bar chord shape you omit the low E-string. Should you always do that to avoid playing the wrong root note for the chord?
D Mazina
I really have a hard time jamming my 2,3,4 fingers into the Cmaj bar at the 3rd fret. Why not use the 8th fret and use the same form as the Gmaj?
Hey Dick, thanks for your comment, so glad my teaching style and format is helpful for you. Be on the lookout for a follow up vid on this subject. -Rob
Thanks, glad you're enjoying this one Todd. I'll be sure to share some minor progressions as well.
very useful music theory; and good finger exercises. Appreciate your teaching method.
Super practical lesson!
Another nice lesson, Rob. I will be working on it. Thank you, Michael Gayda, Worcester, Mass.