Learn to play 'All Barre None', my acoustic barre chords workout in a musical style that is loosely based on bands such as R.E.M. and Oasis. This lesson includes a backing track and is part of my Improver Guitar Course.
Song Title: All Barre None
Genre: Acoustic Indie Rock
Tempo: 104bpm
Key: G Major
Techniques: Major barre chords and confident strumming
'All Barre None' is an acoustic barre chords workout in a musical style that is loosely based on bands such as R.E.M. and Oasis. All the barre chords here are major and have their root note on string 6, making this a test of grip strength and endurance as we work those barre chord muscles!
Jam Track interactive TAB
Use the interactive TAB along with Andy's video tutorial on the previous page to learn this jam track. Then hit play and jam along!
Adjust the settings on the interactive TAB above to loop sections, slow down the tempo and add fretboard visualisations!
Jam Track Walkthrough
Section A (Bars 1-8) There are three barre chords in this song; G major, A major and B major. In Section A, each chord is played for 2 bars each.
Section B (Bars 7-18) Here we play each chord used in the song in turn for one bar with the strumming pattern used above. By now your hand will likely be tiring. Remember to keep good form and stop if you have to. There is no point in practicing with bad form as you’re just solidifying bad motions.
It is worth noting that barre chords are much easier to play on electric guitar compared to acoustic guitar. This is due to how the instruments are setup. It is very worthwhile learning barre chords on electric then transferring the skills onto acoustic later if this is at all possible. If it isn’t, just try and get a bit further along this track and other barre chord songs each practice session.
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