the song "Are you sure Hank dun it this way" is good to practis barre chords just play the A barre chord and the D barre chord at the 5th fret :D
a great song by Waylon Jennings.
I found the chords to the song. remember play it with the barre chords.
capo 2ed fret
Verse 1:
A D A
It's the same old tune,fiddle and guitar
D
Where do we take it from here
A D A
Rhinestone suits and new shiney cars
D
We've been the same way for years
A
We need to change
Verse 2:
A D A
Somebody told me when i got to Nashville
D
Son you finally got it made
A D A
Old Hank made it here,we're ll sure that you will
D
But i don't think Hank done it this way
A
I don't think Hank done it this way
Verse 3:
A D A
Ten years down the road,making one night stands
D
Speeding my young life away
A D A
Tell me one more time just so i understand
D
Are you sure Hank done it this way
A
Did Ol'Hank really do it this way?
Verse 4:
A D A
I've seen the world with a five piece band
D
Looking at the back side of me
A D A
Singing my songs and one of his now and then
D
But i don't think Hank done it this way
A
No i don't think Hank done it this way.
Hey Jude...now that's a song to offer a bar chord challenge.
Beatles song helped me learn barre chords
I've just been playing Razorlight's Golden Touch . . . there's a barre chord challenge, and there's fret hand muting galore too! :shock:
Great song though. 8)
Rob
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The song that got me into barre chords was "More Than A Feeling" by Boston.....the chorus is mostly G/C/Em/D but then you have to play an Eb followed by Em7 then a descending riff from Bm to to A to G to F#m to A before the solo....
And as an added bonus, the same song got me into fingerpicking!
Still one of my fave songs of all time - and it's 30 years old this year! Maybe we should have a celebration?
:D :D :D
Vic
"Sometimes the beauty of music can help us all find strength to deal with all the curves life can throw us." (D. Hodge.)
Hotel California was da song that made me learn the barres. Then Green Day songs helped me practice them.
I love barres now. They are my best friend on the guitar. :D
Hotel California was da song that made me learn the barres. Then Green Day songs helped me practice them.
I love barres now. They are my best friend on the guitar. :D
Mine was Stairway :lol:
Ewan McGregor: I said, "Eve, I want you to look after my wedding ring while I'm away," and she started to cry and I said, "Eve. Eve, I can't wear my ring or I won't get laid on the trip!"
'Like a stone', Audioslave.
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My favorite bar chord excercise is Melissa by the Allman Bros. It uses 4 of them in the chorus and you gotta keep up.
Roy
"I wonder if a composer ever intentionally composed a piece that was physically impossible to play and stuck it away to be found years later after his death, knowing it would forever drive perfectionist musicians crazy." - George Carlin
If you want to learn fifth string major barres (eg B, Bb etc) try playing a ukulele for a while and see what a difference it makes. I used to play my B chords like this:
e|-2-I-
B|-4-P-
G|-4-R-
D|-4-M-
A|-2-I-
E|-X-X-
(where I=Index finger, M=middle finger, R=ring finger and P=pinky finger) but had a lot of trouble keeping the A string down with my index finger. I couldn't play the B chord like this at all because my ring finger kept touching the e string:
e|-2-I-
B|-4-R-
G|-4-R-
D|-4-R-
A|-2-I-
E|-X-X-
After playing ukulele for a few months, I now find the second option for the B chord to be really easy. This is because the strings on the ukulele are a bit further apart, so it is easy to learn to play the E chord (which is very similar to the B chord on guitar):
A|-2-I-
E|-4-R-
C|-4-R-
G|-4-R-
Once I had the hang of doing that, I found to my surprise that it was very easy to play the B chord properly on guitar.
Waylon has great tunes. 'Hank' is so minimal on chords, but what a fun song to play.
I learned my barre chord chops playing 'My Generation' by the Who and 'You Really Got Me' by the Kinks.
my skinny thirteen year old arms sure were sore.
When i am teaching Barre chords, i use Dock of the Bay, by Otis Redding. A great song that everyone seems to know, even the 10 year olds. :D