Playing with the fingers of the right hand gives the song a softer sound and makes it possible to chain chord progressions more easily using arpeggios. This technique will eventually allow you to play the melody and bass simultaneously. To allow you to understand and learn what you are doing, the left hand will not play during these exercises.

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To bar means to press several strings, on a single fret, with only one finger. Barre chords will always be indicated by the letter C followed by a Roman numeral to indicate the fret where the bar occurs (ie C III represents a bar on the 3rd fret). These exercises are graded by order of difficulty. Start with the first exercise and do not pass onto the next one until you play it correctly. The mastering of the barre chord requires a little perseverance…

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