Lauren BatemanGuitar Teacher; Founder of the 7 Level Guitar System

Barre Chords #shorts

18 Jan 2023 · 1 min

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Lauren Bateman shows three easier alternatives to tough barre chords: use F major 7 instead of F barre, simplify B minor with a small three-finger shape, and play F# minor by shifting an A-shape down one string.

Questions this video answers

Use an F major 7 chord (available in a four-finger and a three-finger version).

Place first finger on the 1st string, 2nd fret; second finger on the 2nd string, 3rd fret; third finger on the 3rd string, 4th fret.

Take an A chord shape and move it down one fret (shift each finger down one fret) and play only the bottom three strings to form an easy F# minor.

Chapters

Hate bar chords. But that F chord in B minor chord in F sharp minor, they're showing up all the time in these songs. Well, try these easy fixes. Instead of an F bar chord, you can try the F major seven chord. There's a four fingered version and a three fingered version. For the B minor chord, instead of playing the full bar, you can play first finger on the first string, second fret, second finger on the third fret of the second string, and third finger on the fourth fret of the third string. And then for F sharp minor, instead of playing the big bar, you can take an A chord. You can move it down one finger each so you're on the bott three strings. And you can play the easy F sharp minor.