Learn 'You Must Be Barremy', my major and minor root 6 barre chord work out, with a slow groove but quicker chord changes. This is recorded with an electric guitar but works equally well on acoustic. This lesson includes a backing track and is part of my Improver Guitar Course.
Song Title: You Must Be Barremy
Genre: Indie Rock
Tempo: 94 bpm
Key: B minor
Techniques: Major & Minor Root 6 Barre Chords
'You Must Be Barremy' is a major and minor root 6 barre chord work out with a slow groove but quicker chord changes. This is recorded with an electric guitar on the track, but works equally well on acoustic. B minor is the relative key of D major i.e. both keys have all the same chords.
Jam Track interactive TAB
This course now includes interactive TAB which is synced to video. Jam along with Andy and see TAB and fretboard visualizations brought to life in real time!
Adjust the settings on the interactive TAB above to loop sections, slow down the tempo and add fretboard visualizations!
Jam Track Walkthrough
Main Riff (1-8) The 3 chords in this song are B minor (7th fret barre), A major (5th fret barre) and G major (3rd fret barre). Each of these uses the root 6 major and minor barre chords covered in the previous page.
Main Riff Variation (9-16) This is mostly the same, but with extra strums. The strumming is based on 8ths all down strumming with some up strums as embellishments. Follow the TAB careful as each repetition can be different. The final chord is an F# major barre chord, played by barring your first finger at 2nd fret (essentially it’s the F barre chord but at 2nd fret!)
Middle 8 (17-20) This middle 8 does not introduce any new chords, they’re just in a new order. Each chord lasts for a bar.
Main Riff Variation to End (21-26) This is the same main riff variation from bars 9-16.
Improvised Lead solo (optional) This is another great opportunity to practice improvising if you wish to get into lead guitar playing! Use the B minor pentatonic scale (standard minor pentatonic scale shape, beginning at 7th fret on the B note.) Walk up and down this scale, add pauses and change direction, add any bends, slides or hammer ons techniques that you may know. This is optional, and should only be done once the rhythm part (chords, etc.) can be played to a good standard.
