Beginner Guitar Lesson - How to Play Barre Chords

If you're new to the guitar, playing and remembering chords can be a daunting task. Fortunately, there's a simpler way to play chords, without ever having to change the position of your fingers!

These are called barre chords and are played by using your index finger as the barre of the chord over all six strings while the rest of your fingers play all of the other notes. Once you have this fingering position set up on the fretboard, you can simply shift it up and down to play different chords!

Barre chords are a useful substitute, especially for the beginners, to playing standard chord shapes. As they require you to hold your index finger over all six strings, they also help you to develop finger dexterity, and the ability to hold chord positions for a longer period of time.

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