Say Goodbye to Struggling With Bar Chords!
The First & Only Scientific Method For Mastering Bar Chords On Guitar
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An online course on how to train your fingers to do all bar chord types easily.
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A Typical Guitar Student Practice Session...
You're so excited! You just got the music to that song you've been dying to play! So, let's take a look at those chords...
"Hmm, okay, there's that F chord...I hate when I have to do that chord. I can just about manage it, but it sure feels uncomfortable. It's kind of hard to get into it in time.
Uh oh, a darned Bb chord! How do I get my third finger to bend like that!??"
Bar Chords Are A Problem...for everyone!
As a classical guitarist, I have had to learn every type of bar chord there is. Classical guitar is the most complex style, and you run into bar chords you never knew existed! I learned how to do them all. And that is a good thing, because as a teacher of ALL styles for over 50 years, I learned that all guitar students find bar chords either difficult, or impossible to do!
And I am the type of teacher who is just not happy unless my students are successful on guitar. I cannot tolerate failure on my part when it comes to enabling my students to really do the various skills we must learn on guitar. So, over the years, I made it my business to figure out foolproof methods for training the hand, anyone's hand, to play bar chords on guitar, and to play them easily
You've been struggling with bar chords long enough, time to put struggling with bar chords to an end.
Not Just Chord Diagrams...you get detailed instructions on how to use and place each finger for every type of bar chord!
This is what you get with most bar chord "lessons". A simple diagram merely showing you where your fingers are supposed to go...and then you try to get your fingers to go there! Yeah, that works!
That would be like taking a golf lesson, and they just show you a picture of the hole the ball is supposed to go in!
With "Bar Chord Mastery" You Get...
step by step exercises
A series of carefully designed exercises that will train your fingers to place each finger joint exactly where it needs to be to do a bar easily...one of the secrets of easy bar chords.
how to add arm weight to the bar
When you learn how to add the arm weight to your bar chords you won't believe how easy it feels to play that bar chord!
The right type of bar for each chord
The fact is, there are many types of bars we need to know. There is no "one size fits all" when it comes to bar chords. You will learn each type, and how to train your fingers to do them.
changing chords
Getting your fingers into a bar chord is one thing...changing into the next bar chord is something else!
In "Bar Chord Mastery" you will learn the little details of how to change bar chords...details you will never hear anywhere else!
based on hand anatomy
It is the little muscles in the hand itself, the muscles in between the bones in your palm (the metacarpal bone) that do the work of barring.
These muscles must be carefully strengthened and developed to do their job with precision and ease.
what to avoid
Unless you have already mastered bar chords on guitar, placing the bar down first is a sure way to struggle and fail!
You will learn why, and you will learn what you should do in "Bar Chord Mastery".
Bar Chords Have Never Been Broken Down
To This Level of Detail Before
Did you know there are many types of bar chords? In order to play the songs you love, you need to know...
The Curved Bar
This bar type should be used for the common 6th & 5th Root Major Chords. It is easier on the hand than the flat bar.
The Flat Bar
This bar type takes the most strength and should only be used when necessary. Some bar chords need it, some don't.
The 3 String Bar
This bar type requires a specific use of the finger joints. You will learn how to use your finger to do this often used bar type easily.
The 4 String Bar
For this bar type a flat bar must be used. Certain hand muscles must be strengthened to do this chord easily.
The 3rd Finger Bar
The 3rd finger must do a bar for many of the chord types you will need. The arm weight must be leveraged, and the finger joints must bend in certain precise ways.
The Inside Bar
Here the index finger bars the inside strings. This is needed for certain chords, like this first position a chord.
Tension In
The Non-Barring Fingers
The greatest obstacle to easy bar chords is tension in the non-barring fingers. Here we see great tension, making the fingers squeeze against the bar. Look familiar?
No Tension In
The Non-Barring Fingers
This is what your non-barring fingers should look like, and what they will look like after you do the exercises in "Bar Chord Mastery".
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Bar chord Mastery... a must have for every guitarist!
With "Bar Chord Mastery" you get lifetime access to the 21 Progressive Exercises that prepare and train your hand for the challenge of doing Bar Chords.
The 35 pages of explanatory text will give you a deep understanding of how and why you need to subtly manipulate each finger joint to place pressure on the exact part of each string, so that a clear sound comes from each string.
1.5 hours of video demonstrate each exercise so you will have a crystal clear idea of how to practice each exercise.
21 Progressive Exercises
1.5 hours of video instruction
Text: 35 Pages of info about bar chords you will never see anywhere else!
Part One Prepares The Finger Joints...
Part Two Gives the details of how to do every type of Bar Chord...
21 Powerful Exercises That Train Your Fingers To Handle All Bar Chord Types
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Does it work? Ask Kathy...
How I Mastered Bar Chords On Guitar
Listen To Kathy's Story of Success...
The one strategy I knew for playing barre chords was to squeeze the barring finger on the fret board and the thumb behind the neck in the hopes that the strings with sound. All this did was lock me up
tension.
Now, bar chords are easy!
Kathy Black
retired educator
FAQ
Yes – by purchasing enrolment for this course, you’ll get lifetime access to the course materials. I’ve designed the course in this way because no two people are the same when it comes to the duration of time it takes to develop technique. I wanted to allow all participants to have permanent, ongoing access to the course materials so that they can develop their technique on a schedule that suits them.
Definitely! Because this course includes lifetime access, treat it as a complete resource for developing your bar chord technique for many years to come. So I would still recommend you check this course out even if you have limited practice time at the moment.
Note that developing your bar chord technique doesn’t necessarily mean spending hours and hours on exercises. By doing only a small amount of the right exercises daily with the right approach, you can make drastic improvements to your bar chord ability – even with limited time available.
As mentioned above, the course has lifetime access without a fixed deadline, so you can develop your technique on a schedule that suits you. I realized I needed to structure the course like this because everyone develops technique at a different pace, so it was only fair to give lifetime access to this course for this reason.
No, there are no formal assignments for this course.
The course consists of high-quality pre-recorded video lessons, which you can either watch online or download for later viewing. You can watch the videos at any time that suits your schedule. The video lessons come complete with detailed explanations of why and how each exercise works to give you the ability to play all bar chord types easily.
This course will give you a sure-fire solution to all the difficulties all guitar players face when it comes to playing bar chords. Through learning the core exercises contained in the course, you’ll quickly develop and improve every aspect of the techniques needed to play bar chords easily.
By doing the course, you’ll drastically improve the ease with which you play bar chords and change bar chords. The result of all this is that you’ll be able to confidently tackle any song you want to learn, no matter how many difficult bar chords it has!
This means you'll be able to focus more on your music-making – and less on your hands.
Yes! All the lesson materials, including the videos, are downloadable. Remember though, you’re going to get lifetime access to the course anyway - so the online version will always be available for you to access.
Even though most people think of bar chords as “advanced”, the simple fact is that you can begin to train your fingers to do bar chords easily – right from the beginning of playing! You will find that even though these exercises are geared toward bar chords, they will help you will all other chords you play as well, because they will give you less finger tension and more control.
Yes – beginners absolutely should participate in this course, to provide you with a solid technical foundation that you can build upon as you progress in learning all chords, not just bar chords.
Yes. Bar chords are used in every style of music. This course will benefit you no matter what style you play.
No – all you need is a computer or a device like an iPad or mobile phone with Internet access to access the course. Submitting work is not compulsory for this course so there is no need to own any special recording equipment.
The course will work perfectly on any desktop computer or tablet with access to the Internet. You can still access the course content with a mobile phone, but the easiest way to use the course would be through a computer or tablet.
As long as you’re alive, you can get better at guitar technique.
The reason: It’s been proven that the brain continues to grow new neurons and make new neural connections every single day of your life. Although it might be slightly faster for a younger person to develop technique than an older person, you can definitely still make fabulous progress regardless of your age. Try not to get into the mindset that “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks” – that is rubbish. If you believe that, then you won’t maximize your full potential on the guitar.
Yes – we have fully encrypted Stripe payment processing for credit cards, as well as PayPal if you prefer that option.
No – this course is a one-time fee for lifetime access, and you won't be charged any monthly subscription for this program.
About the Teacher
The guitar instruction that Jamie Andreas has created has long been recognized for its uniqueness and effectiveness. As concert artist and teacher Vicki Genfan said:
"Jamie has challenged every major conception about every teaching method ever invented for guitar... and I think she's right.
I love her work and preach it all the time!"
"There's hardly any students I don't recommend look at her work. It made a light bulb go off for me"!
"The more I talked to Jamie, the more impressed I became"...Dr. Gary Marcus, Guitar Zero, Penguin Books
Jamie was interviewed by Dr. Gary Marcus for his classic work, "Guitar Zero", on the science of how adults learn a complex skill like guitar. He said: "Jamie is one of the few teachers who seems interested in the relationship between muscle and brain, and how to use one’s body efficiently.
Swim coaches and golf teachers consider such questions all the time, but it’s decidedly rare in the field of music instruction.
She views guitarists the way auto mechanics look at cars; she recognized a host of common problems, has a set of tools for diagnosis, and had a matching set of tricks for making things right.
What Makes Guitar Principles Different?
We Build Guitar Players...Step by Step!
Its simple. All other guitar instruction merely shows you what you are supposed to do (get the golf ball in the hole, big help). Guitar Principles shows you how to get your fingers to do what they need to do.
Guitar Principles instruction is unlike anything else. Our methods solve every problem real guitar students have in trying to learn to play the guitar.
Guitar Principles Students Become REAL Guitar Players!
Guitar Principles Student: Stacey
"Dust In The Wind"
Stacey welu: retired programmer
Guitar Principles Student: Carol
"Fishing Blues"
Carol H: adult guitar student
Guitar Principles Student: Nikhil
"Menuette"
Nikhil-adult classical guitar student
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