A Shape Barre Chords

A shape root 5 barre chords - now that’s a mouthful of a title! 

Easy concept though- instead of using an E chord shape for barre chords - we use an A chord shape! However, there are 2 methods to play this chord, which I demo in the video.

Great songs that use this major and minor A shape barre chords with tutorials on Andy’s website include; 

• Sultans Of Swing by Dire Straights (rhythm parts)
• Coffee and TV by Blur
• Layla by Eric Clapton (Acoustic & electric versions N.B. They are very different but both use many barre chords)
• Hey Jude by The Beatles (without a capo)
• Stand By Me by Ben E. King (without a capo, so A (root 6), F#m (root 6), D (root 5) and E (root 5) 
• My Sharona by The Knack (a personal favourite of mine!)