Every guitarist remembers the feeling when they finally learn the f barre chord

@yeesenchai

4 жыл бұрын

I used to call it the eff chord

@dragongamer2317

3 жыл бұрын

It was so hard

@jakevoss7885

3 жыл бұрын

Some learn it only to use an f shape with a thumb to replace barre chords altogether 😬🙋‍♂️

@leedonnelly6217

3 жыл бұрын

I hear you! Then you discover there's also a 'b' barre chord. I thought there was light at the end of the tunnel, bit it turned out to be just another train.

@benharwin6521

3 жыл бұрын

Thats the only 1 I struggle with on acoustic. I can do F# with ease but F I do with thumb until I get it down

If you're an intermediate or advanced guitarist, watching this video is a pleasure.

@alexwales8914

7 жыл бұрын

It's reassuring like that you know you know this stuff

@puturadityamiardanaputra3937

6 жыл бұрын

Yea especially that nerdy jazz people

@kuljitsingh2562

6 жыл бұрын

Hahaha boosts confidence

@duple_flamingo9879

5 жыл бұрын

@@alexwales8914 you're so right bro.

@killslay

5 жыл бұрын

I came here hoping for reassurance. I think I'm right on the cusp, I can do everything he mentioned, just maybe not as fast or fluid as I'd like

I learned my first fingerstyle song before I mastered the F.

@mazu2214

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah.. I have been playing for 5 months, can play Unravel and Stairway to Heaven pretty well, and I can't for the love of me play the F chord consistently

@tiffanymwenda4092

3 жыл бұрын

@coaster uk 😂I've been playing for 6 months and transitioning is easy i mastered that the first month i can play barre chords and my fingers are used to them its just hard transitioning from a barre chord to an open chord for me tho

@aaronsutton2956

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been playing for 5 months and I’m learning married life the song from UP fingerstyle. I feel like learning a hard fingerstyle song is very beneficial in ur early guitar days

@ojsojs6004

3 жыл бұрын

I know many who can shred but struggles with F or B barre chords specially on open chord to barre chords progressions with F or B major.

@currentwork4353

2 жыл бұрын

Ofc, since fingerstyle is easier

1:00 oh come on strum the strings!!! 1:40 he's definetly gonna strum. 3:00 STRUM THE STRINGS MAN 5:00 You've been holding that pick for 5 minutes now!!!! Strum!!! 6:00 I wann hear that guitar so much right now ARGH! THE SUSPENSE!!!

@TheGalwayFarmer

7 жыл бұрын

i was hoping for some capo-less Wonderwall.....

@Gear1993Head

6 жыл бұрын

Calm down it's just a yamaha lol

@Procraseighter

6 жыл бұрын

Gear1993Head xxx As far as Yamahas go tho, it's at the upper echelon of them and in fact at the better end of many brands. It's all solid wood, for example.

@chrisg7891

5 жыл бұрын

yeah can he strum a clear chord? maybe a beginner

@johnaliraj5528

5 жыл бұрын

😂😂

I love this guy. He's so humble and that's necessary to teach beginners. Imagine being a cocky guitarist and teaching a beginner... disaster.

I'm nervously watching through hoping I'm intermediate now, and I'm definitely there according to these standards. I was waiting for alternate and/or fingerpicking, soloing and scales/arpeggios, note picking, complex cords... Actually a lot I'm proud to know I have knowledge of. So I'm gonna do something rare and pat myself on the back, because ten months ago I was watching your 'very first beginners lessons' and you e minor pentatonic videos and barely understanding. Now it's way behind me and I'm working on intermediate to advanced aspects of the guitar and loving it. It's very worth it so if you're struggling I promise you'll get it, and be happy you did. Thanks Andy! Peace from Philly!

@STOPPEDINCOLORADO

7 жыл бұрын

If you haven't, you should really learn how to alternate. There's a slight trick to it that no one really says. Finding out chords all over the neck is really easy if you understand WHY they're made the way they are. If you want a headstart in finding more complex chords, just search up "Guitar Inversions"

@croja07

7 жыл бұрын

seven months ago I was using a piano to figure out how to play chords... Those were dark days

@alexg.7453

7 жыл бұрын

KnowledgeIsKey215 I

@mctx2020

6 жыл бұрын

How's your guitar playing going after a year?

@stgeorge6947

6 жыл бұрын

V HAS COME TO why are they made the way they are?? Lol the chords are doing my head in I've learnt 2 so far. I'm trying to get one chord on lock per day

I watched this video with a smile 'cause it reminded me of when I was a beginner. I struggled with all that stuff

@mrtambourineman6107

7 жыл бұрын

Ronnie T haha same here , nice to know how far we've come.

@JoeySehn

7 жыл бұрын

Ronnie T lol same

So after 7 years i'm still a beginner .-.

@ilikelager8996

6 жыл бұрын

me too

@claramelb7476

5 жыл бұрын

8 years now!? 🤔

@susannahlynch1482

4 жыл бұрын

Lol! at least ten for me!

@vowvowwow1424

4 жыл бұрын

26 yrs

@---fy7jl

4 жыл бұрын

Every Amateur Does Get Better Eventually.

Why do people keep saying master thr F chord?? the B chord is much harder.

@mrtambourineman6107

7 жыл бұрын

Blazer Strike barre chords open up the entire neck and go hand in hand with note recognition. you need to learn the basic 3 shapes to give you any chord depending on the positioning.

@lawrencemcconnell8962

7 жыл бұрын

The B is just an A moved up 2 frets but it's necessary to do the Full Barre. It's better in general to play the B chord form with a partial barre with the ring finger. The toughest chord IMO is the Full Barre G chord. Do a full barre and then form a G with the other 3 fingers - 2 frets higher. Try it - you'll see what I mean.

@norbertoillan2255

7 жыл бұрын

Lawrence McConnell Well I can, but I find unnecessary

@lawrencemcconnell8962

7 жыл бұрын

It's used quite a bit in classical guitar music - often with the treble E left off.

@brandonlamb2508

7 жыл бұрын

the f chord is the hardest to push down because its at the top on the neck hes not necessarily talking about chord shapes -_-

My list of signs you are an advanced player: 1. Playing any chord or inversion anywhere you want, with or without extensions. (Fretboard and theory knowledge) 2. Knowing your scales when you hear them. 3. You love practising scales, and the things you do on a guitar sound beautiful to you. 4. You have no problem figuring out things by ear. 5. You can come up with an improvised song on spot with no preparation. 6. You are consistent with practice.

I only have two fingers so becoming intermediate is tricky

@fionnkenny4788

8 жыл бұрын

if u have 2 fingers is em your favorite chord

@jazziheartsyou

8 жыл бұрын

+fionneboy lol

@triplesevensix291

8 жыл бұрын

+Hutt the Jabba 2 Words....Django Reinhardt. A genius guitarist. Check him out. ;)

@DelScully

7 жыл бұрын

just get sick at soloing and djent bro lololoo

@MrSkinnyWhale

7 жыл бұрын

Open tuning + slide and boom, can get rid of that second finger too.

I appreciate that you are not playing a $4000 taylor guitar.

I am so excited to have found you Andy. I learnt to play guitar as a child but didn't touch a guitar for over 4 decades. I am now feeling so enthusiastic to learn again and your beginners channel has made a great difference to my learning and motivation! Hurray .

Glad to hear you are going to continue on with new lessons. I was getting to the end of the beginner series and was getting worried on where to go to next. You have a great approach to teaching someone the guitar. Cheers from America Andy.

I'm nearly there I think, it's been a rough and frustrating 8 months though.

Rory from Doctor Who!

@morgansmith44

7 жыл бұрын

Louise Attzs, you can't be serious. Arthur Darvill looks nothing like this guy and sounds even more different than that.

@louiseattzs

7 жыл бұрын

Morgan Smith not necessarily how he sounds, definitely has the vibe looks wise though

@icareg

6 жыл бұрын

who?

@SerenityAutumn

6 жыл бұрын

Hotter than Rory from Doctor Who though. lmao

@FantasticalAsh

6 жыл бұрын

Yea i see it

Compliments from Denmark. Really great and inspirational - actually the best I have seen on the web so far

I saw this as a beginner 1-1.5 years ago. I'm seeing it now again. Good to know I'm intermediate according to Andy guitar!

As always, really helpful Andy...thanks!

Why do I still watch these I'm not a beginner anymore 😂😂

I just wanted to thank you for your patience and knowledge. you are a great teacher and a very inspiring one also. love from Argentina. thank you again.

Terrific video Andy! You have described me to a tee. I have been playing guitar for about 14 months & am still very much a beginner. Starting later in life (at 68) does not help matters. Since I am retired, I usually play for 1 to 2 hrs. per day. Still can't play bar chords in songs & have trouble with them in general. Just starting to get the hang of playing tunes & keeping the strumming going. Changing chords quickly is still a problem as well. It is really hard to get to the next level but I keep a positive attitude & keep trying. The "rule of thumb" is that it takes around 10,000 hrs. to know how to play an instrument well. I am hoping that I can learn guitar much sooner than that. Anyway, your lessons have been a big help to me & your advice is always right on! Thanks you mate, Steve

@Dajavoutube

8 жыл бұрын

Hi Steve, it's good to hear that I'm not the only 68 year old, retired, beginner who is trying to master the guitar. Andy is excellent! One of the best, if not the best tutor on the web. It would be good to share experiences. Rick

@sapelesteve

8 жыл бұрын

+Dajavoutube Hi Rick: Agreed, Andy is a terrific teacher indeed. I know that I will never be able to "Master" the guitar. However, just being able to play a few tunes "fluidly" with the correct strumming patterns, etc... would be nice. Me thinks that you really need to start playing an instrument at a very early age in order to get proficient at it. One also needs to have the ability to do so as well. Then there are those that are just naturals at it. Those people really amaze me. Anyway, good luck with your playing! Hopefully, we both get to where we want to be sooner than later...... :) Steve

@darrenwebb2779

8 жыл бұрын

Steve, learn the following chords: E, A, B7 and also C, G, D, E minor. What you should do is strum slowly four down strums, change chord. After a while do this with your eyes closed. Those two groups of chords will pretty much cover most songs of interest to you. The way to learn bar chords (if you really want to) is on the 5th fret changing between A major and D minor. Play each string and then four hard down strums, change chord, repeat. Then you progress to the third fret ( G major, C minor ). +++ It is better to keep the right hand on the beat and strum regardless of whether the left hand has had time to spot the chord. Initially the mind gives it the hold on don't strum until the chord is in place. With your eyes closed you know you are going to miss spot chords and it is easier to focus on the right hand strumming on the beat.

@KnowledgeIsKey215

8 жыл бұрын

Have you seen the trick on putting your first finger flat then rolling it back onto the side a little bit to get the notes to sound? Also, put the pressure on the middle of your index finger, not the sides trying to get those top and bottom notes. They fall into place if you put the pressure right in the middle. If not you can find lots of videos that will help you with them. Once you get that down just muscle-memorize the shape so you place all the fingers down at once, then practice switching from 6th string E shaped bar chords to 5th string A panda Am shaped chords then you're 75% of the way through basic barre chords and 90% through the struggle

@darrenwebb2779

8 жыл бұрын

I shall have to try that with F minor. I am hit and miss with that chord as I press my middle finger down on top of my index finger.

Looking forward to these videos definitely

I have the exact same guitar man :DD So glad I'm an intermediate player and a ton of thanks to you

I've been playing for 15 years and I can finally consider myself as an advanced beginner player 👐🏽

Thank you Andy your lesson has really helped me

This video was really insightful, thanks so much for sharing your wisdom!!!!

The song All About You by Mcfly was the song that really helped me learn the f barre chord since it had transitions from c to f, am to f, g to f, and f to fm...I recommend learning that song!

Thank you Andy you are awesome😊

Thank you Andy you are wonderful 😊 I need to complete your beginners course. Great teacher.

Thanks for making this video, been getting lost in what to practice next.

you my friend are a great teacher

I learnt a lot from Andy , thank you Andy .

Great stuff Andy...thanks

Thanks for this video Andy! I was actually was watching your 10 Day Beginner Starter Course * for guitar, and it was very helpful and very eye opening, and the different tips and chords, and the songs you taught in the from the beginning and later in the videos were very helpful as a foundation for learning to play the guitar, this video is very helpful as well, it is really good to hear this from this video as I am actually transitioning to intermediate or maybe beginner-intermediate guitar playing, Thank you.

I find that motivation and avoiding bad habits are hurdles when teaching mates the basics. I find that if you can introduce them to a simple concept/style/progression etc that allows them to see the possibilities ahead if they keep at it can help avoid ending up on that platu of half muted cowboy chords and resentment that leads to repetitive "repetitive camp fire guitar guy" syndrome.The basic pentatonic shape that can be played under the E bar shape and one step up from the A shape to create Hendrix/Fruchanti style licks between changes is a good way to turn the guitar into crack for beginners.If they grasp that concept and make it there with a good posture and technique foundation, they have the tools to explore and minor chords etc fall into place... Hendrix tricks like using the first finger for barring the back of an A bar shape allowing you to embellish with the third, or just funk shit up! really makes the freeboard open up too. All the sudden somebody who had nothing but cowboy chords and two bar shapes in their toolbox last week, is embellishing over Hey Joe or Under the bridge this week and the possibility's look endless to them.

great one, talking about the gulf. that's exactly what I needed to cross on. thank you, from Nepal

definitely where im at at this time .cant wait

Hi Andy, I'm back here to see where I stand 😀 I'm one of those who only plays what I have heard before and the ones I really like either lyrically, melodically or rhythmically or make up my own stuff 😃 that's something I am going to start working on now, Thanks Andy, have a wonderful day!

This lad is the best beginner teacher barre none! Seriously, I started on him a few years ago and have nothing but praise for him. Btw now I'm great thanks buddy ☺

You are a good teacher

I purchase Andy's Improver course after I completed his beginner course 2 years ago. It's such a great a transition to intermediate since beginner to intermediate is such a big jump. The Improver course makes the next step (intermediate) doable.

Hi Andy,good video, it seemed to cover everything that is holding me back. I hope this year to pass the beginners stag, and plan to use your channel and wed site to achieve this. Thanks for all I have learnt already and has helped me improve.

thanks for the video. i've been taking clases presential for a semester now, and complementing with youtube, and I'm really hard on myself because I know I should be playing better by now, but with your video I noticed I'm on the verge of intermediate. my bar cords (F and B mostly) sounds much like they should, althouth my changing to those is not perfect yet, it has definitely improving. Now i can learn a song during a class with my teacher and not forget the sequence, if I gom few days or weeks of no playing, I've been studing the scales and working on my strumming and arpeggios picking...so thanks, for showing me I'm on the right way and need to be patient and keep praticing ☺

Andy and your guitar sage hell yeah now that's what I'm talking about

I've been playing for about 6 1/2 months, now, and I can get the F chord to ring out pretty clearly most of the time. The B chord is the one that gives me the most trouble. I find it difficult holding the A shape while stretching my index finger to create the barre. I haven't quite figured out the trick to that, yet.

@theccarbiter

4 жыл бұрын

David Singleton for the B barre I just do the power chord with my ring and index finger but have it so my ring finger barres over the D G and B strings while it mutes the high e string and bam an easy A shape barre chord

It's Capt. Rip Hunter from the DC's Legends show

this makes me feel better

you're a great teacher.

Great Advices !!!!! Thanks

Wow did not know that about naturals appearing where the dots are. Thanks.

You right you are well followed

Super useful! Thanks :D

i like your lessons, thanks!! :)

this is super helpful!!!!

I've always wondered what level I was. I've been learning the strumming pattern by ear for Claptons 'bell bottom blues'. And taught myself how to play on slide Elmore James cover of 'dust my broom', well half of it in 2 days. Never did it before until last Tuesday. This has definitely clarified where I am now :) I still got more work to do, good thing it's always fun.

@andycrowley

8 жыл бұрын

+charles6835 rock on Charles, thanks for the comment really insightful!

I practice my bar chords with the Animals song "I'm Crying" find it a great rhythm for going up and down the fret board my only fault is I have a short attention span for learning any idea's class my self as an intermediate with my finger movements just been your site a couple of weeks but your defo the best guitar tutor on line in my opinion.

Cheers for the nod towards Erich aswell Andy. Just signed up for the 30 free lessons. Nice one man. ;)

So, I'm already into intermediate level 2 months ago? Yeah. Hard work pays off !!

Thanks andy

Erich is so cool. He's the man!

Great channel Andy thanks for all the tutorials. I have a quick question....I’m 40 years old now and have been playing for 3 years now. Due to work commitments and family life etc I really have to make the most of the practise time I get! I can usually guarantee an hour a day and some days 2-3! Although I’d say on average it’s about an hour! My question is what is the best way of maximising that hour so that I get the most out of it? At the moment I practise chords, arpeggio patterns, songs and trying to learn to transcribe songs by ear. I’m hoping I’ve been doing the right things??

Wow so I'm far beyond this level at a year of playing. I could do all of this in a few months accept for note finding I'm just sort of working that out now

I didn't know pewdiepie played guitar

@yeet7394

6 жыл бұрын

The real one actually does😂

@billghli

6 жыл бұрын

Yeet I was gonna comment how ironic he said that 😂😂

@alexobregonbauluz3304

6 жыл бұрын

Billghli So was I lmao

you're amazing

I would love to know how to play From Above by The Beach!!! I can't quite figure it out. Would be awesome, keep up the good work!

I'm playing guitar over 2 months and i already can sing and play and I can use f barre chord in songs, i need myb 15 min to learn songs, so I want to thank you I did learn a lot of stuff form your channel

Great stuff Andy, I can now do all of this, not bad for a 70 year old, been learning for 50 years, I can call myself a 'persistently intermediate' player.... :-)

thanks for this video andy it really helped me. I am ok playing normal open songs and riffs , I can play quite a lot of songs on your chanel now.but I cant seem to play barre cords , it think its because of my forst finger (finger1).

Could you please do an intermediate course?

Been playing for just under 3 years. Started learning at the age of 40. I haves played every day. Definitely at the intermediate level

Yo dawg, I been done subscribed.

Can you do another video like this with another five things ?

is it better to learn on an electric guitar? It's easier, for sure. But I love acoustic. Problem is a good acoustic is much more expensive than an electric. Any suggestions ? I'm not versed in electric anything ,such as amps, speakers, wires, but I know I'd be able to practice with headphones at three a.m. with an electric, but I can't bring it with me everywhere. which one is it then? Also are guitars tailored for different size hands? Doesn't seem fair if you are good but have smaller hands than, say, Steve Vai.

Hello Andy, thanks a lot for your lessons, I've learned a lot from you (especially your strumming course, I used to struggle about strumming the most). I have a request, you made a video to the F barre, could you make a video for B (A-shaped barre)? I really struggle with this. Bm (Am-shaped barre) is so much easier, I either struggle with the barre, or I just cannot place my fingers 2-3-4 correctly while I've got a good barre. I'm looking forward for an answer, love from Germany

@KnowledgeIsKey215

8 жыл бұрын

You gotta try this cuz I had the same problem, and still do with that bullshit A shape using three fingers. Just use your ring finger to barre strings 2,3 & 4 instead of fingering each string. It's so much simpler. Your ring finger will naturally mute the high e. I do use the A7 and A maj7 shape with individual fingers, but they're much easier considering you don't have to cram all 3 in one fret, especially the higher frets where they get smaller. Try this for a month or less and your finger will get strong enough to do it no problem, hope this helps!!!!

@EmmiEmsen

8 жыл бұрын

If it mutes the high E, do I play the lower E then?

@STOPPEDINCOLORADO

7 жыл бұрын

+Christaxy What? No. F# isn't in an A major triad.

@EmmiEmsen

7 жыл бұрын

Who's talking about F#?

@STOPPEDINCOLORADO

7 жыл бұрын

+Christaxy F# is the note that your finger should naturally rest on if you let either E string ring.

Andy what guitar model u holding? It looks lovely

C'mon Andy u are the best beginner's guitar teacher out there

PLEASE do a tutorial for Gwyn Lord of Cinder there are no tutorials PLEEASE

Cheers, this really helped. I can change chords really well but barre chords I seem to have to place fingers separately. I struggle with making the E shape with my last 3 fingers accurately and switching to the A minor shape

@andycrowley

8 жыл бұрын

+Tom Ribena try playing a normal E chord with fingers 2 3 & 4 in normal songs for a while to improve precision and strength in them! You could do this with any open chord too

@tomrabbani

8 жыл бұрын

+Andy Guitar Thanks! Good idea, I'll try it

How to get the plectrum fast out the resonant chamber when dropped in it.

hey,I like ur guitar.plz tell me the brand of it

I think at the start of the video you should have said that every problem you mention in the video has a solution on your channel/website (which I actually find very handy)

Can you make a stresed out video

Is there a gray space between beginner and intermediate players?

nah, this is "complete utter total beginner" vs "beginner"

@ZeligUbique

4 жыл бұрын

fact that

ive already covered 4 out of 5 of the things andy said and I've only started guitar for like 6 or 7 months IM A FUCKING GUITAR GOD!!!!

would be interested tp know if you are better than me beein play since 14 28 now had a few breaks through 20's. play electric so can play acoustic. Only because i'm thinking about doing lessons. everyone says i'm amazing and i am pretty good but dunno

ooops, notice you did a vid on elec vs acoustic. ok think i'll watch it now...

Well i think i am an intermediate but i have troubles with the speed, the tiny finger (idk the name) and the pick

I'd love to see this improver level stuff

I understand what you mean about picking songs that are a bit too difficult. I'm a massive Metallica fan so the first song I attempted to play was Nothing Else Matters wich is finger picking and becomes very difficult very quickly so I basically had to give up on it and try something a bit more simple because I am by no means James Hetfield

Million dollar question! How do you do it without killing your hand. I play it a lot. It hurts.

What guitar do you use in this video?

GREAT VIDEO!.. I SUBSCRIBED , AND DOWNLOADED THE APP. . GREAT VIDEO. LOOK FORWARD TO THE COURSE U MENTIONED. THANKYOU SO SO MUCH SIR... I GIVE U A LIKE TOO!!

I use anchor finger i use first one finger than rest of the shape

I still take a while to read tab. I mainly use sheet music.

My pinkie is paralysed - any tips for barre chords ?

What level do you think you need to be to play guitar in a cheesy covers band? Have you thought of doing a series of lessons to cover, say, the year of a guitar journey that would lead up to being a gigging guitarist? Or do the lessons you talk about at the end cover that?

Lol, well I guess I'm far from the intermediate level. Learning guitar is no joke! Props to all the intermediate and advance guitarists! I'll get there one day!

I turned into a beginner when I attempt the first chord on "Always with me, always with you"