Bar Chords for Guitar

Bar chord shapes for rock, pop, country, and blues guitar are covered.

Developing a structured approach to practicing, setting goals, and enhancing guitar skills.

Covers fundamental rhythm notation symbols and concepts, including whole, half, quarter, and eighth note strums.

The lesson covers various chord shapes including movable Bar chords, Jazz chords, and suspended chords.

Bar chords are formed by moving an open chord shape up the fretboard and adjusting finger pressure.

The root 6 bar chord shape is introduced, along with its application in playing major chords, including enharmonic notes and their relationships.

Introduces fundamental chord progressions using six minor barre chords, including G minor, B minor, and F# minor.

Percussive strumming techniques are introduced, covering ways to create intriguing bar chord rhythms with added sonic textures.

Root 6 seventh chords are introduced, featuring shapes and variations for G7, Bb7, and A7.

Root 6 bar chord techniques are introduced alongside staccato rhythm exercises set in blues progressions.

Root 5 bar chords introduce new chord shapes with the root note on the 5th string, covered through practical exercises.

Introduces the Root 5 minor chord shape and its variations, emphasizing applications in reggae rhythms.

Introduces the basics of playing 16th-note rhythms with four strums per beat.

Introduces fundamental root-5 seventh bar chord shapes and their practical applications in chord progressions.

Root 5 sixth chords are covered, including playing the open A6 and using third finger barring.

Introduces root 6 and root 5 chord shapes for Rock and Blues playing using just two strings.

Introduces the principles of dampening techniques for creating distinct rock rhythmic patterns.

Dampening and staccato techniques are combined to generate diverse rock rhythms, applied to different chord progressions.

Introduces fundamental rock chord techniques, covering A and A6 shapes with rhythmic applications.

Introduces fundamental rock guitar chord forms: covers root 5 and 6 shapes for D and D6.

Seventh chord shapes A7 and D7 are covered, along with their applications in major chord progressions.

Root 6 major seventh chords, a movable jazz shape with multiple voicings.

Introduces four major seventh bar chords built on an open A major seventh chord, including C, D, and E.

The root six minor seventh bar chord is covered, along with its various forms and optional note additions.

Introduces minor seventh bar chords in three variations, including root-5 positions and alternative notes.

The root 6 suspended bar chord is introduced as a versatile alternative to traditional open chords.

Covers the fundamental shape of the root 5 suspended bar chord, building from the open Asus progression.

Introduces the structure and usage of seventh suspended chords, comparing sonic properties and configurations.

Root 6th and 9th bar chords, along with their variations and alternative jazz shapes, are covered.

Root 6th ninth chords and their variations are explained, covering applications in jazz music.

Introduces movable jazz chord shapes, including the Root 5 Seventh shape, and their application in musical progressions.

Root 6 and root 5 chords with varying voicings are introduced.

Root 4 bar chord shapes are introduced, covering essential techniques to enhance guitar proficiency.

Advanced guitar chords cover augmented, diminished seventh, minor and major ninth, eleventh, and thirteenth variations.

Staff notation fundamentals covered: staff lines and spaces, clefs, ledger lines, note heads, and bar lines.

Time signature fundamentals cover reading and understanding popular signatures such as 4/4 and 3/4.

Covers fundamental concepts in music notation, including common notes and durations.

Notes, rhythms, and rests are introduced through an examination of music notation fundamentals.

Introduces fundamental concepts of guitar notation, covering open positions, octaves, sharps, and flats.

Fretboard navigation, chord reading, and sheet music notation skills are developed.

The lesson covers various guitar chord shapes and voicings for different harmonic functions, including diminished and augmented chords.

Covers fundamental techniques and various styles of guitar playing, including progressive electric, blues, jazz, funk, and R&B.