Chord Positions

Chord Positions and Patterns

If you’ve just started out on barre chords then i hope this will really help you get a basic understanding of how, by learning these three basic chord shapes, you can learn two key things:

  1. How to play a whole range of chords instantly
  2. How you can play the same chords in different positions on the neck to create different sounds or moods to the songs you play.

Have fun – and if you’ve got any questions then just leave me a comment!

Regards Andy


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  1. Iris Turcott
    524 days ago

    Excellent facts here, This is what i’m interested in. thanks, i’ve bookmark your web page.


  2. woodruffnikov
    525 days ago

    thanks Andy all your help i feel you make learning easy


  3. woodruffnikov
    575 days ago

    Thanks all your help amigo I feel you really want to help us learners and I am willing to be taught Ricco


  4. mark
    613 days ago

    thanks so much for your fine lesson on Bars-i have been struggling with playing for 2 years-i have bought several courses but your course is easy to learn because of your teaching and techniques. where can i get more or order your whole course-thanks again


  5. Lu
    628 days ago

    What an eye opener! I knew the names of most of the barre chords, independently and separately, but I never made these correlations before. Thank you so much, Andy! You got one very happy camper here.


  6. stuart
    660 days ago

    really great stuff andy cant wait for my dvds to come so i can get stuck in to them and get better at playing your stuart


  7. Giles
    692 days ago

    These are, as you say, basic chords but good to go over again none the less.


  8. Paul Loveland
    699 days ago

    After several years of messing with open chords & barre chords I’ve always struggled to give triads some attention, your comment early on in the vid about the E Barre chord and playing just those 3 notes as the open position and moving it up the neck one fret at a time will give you the next note in the music alfabet (i.e.F triad)was like someone waving a magic wond over me.Ok maybe I should have relised this but you know how it is when you get hooked on what you know, now I can move on a bit more. I look forward to a Traid lesson perhaps?. Many Thanks


  9. Juan
    709 days ago

    Very useful thanks


  10. damir
    710 days ago

    Congratulations. You have greetings from Croatia.


  11. Stephen Eagle
    712 days ago

    Sorry name is Eagle not Eagles.


  12. Stephen Eagles
    712 days ago

    Clarity, Brevity, the true art of Communication. Concise and to the point.
    Comprehensible, this take guitar lessons to a whole new level.
    What a fresh approach! It just makes sense.
    Show your support, not “if” you can, but How you can.


  13. james
    713 days ago

    great keep them coming, please.


  14. joe cambridge
    714 days ago

    very good nks lesson thanks


  15. Mostafa
    726 days ago

    Hi,nice lesson,I had a problem with getting my first finger on the whole fret correctly,Any advice?


  16. alex
    734 days ago

    Wish I woulda seeen your website 9 years ago…you’re awesome and very easy to fallow…NINE YEARS man… thanks though


  17. edwin
    737 days ago

    GOOD TO SEE YOU BREAKDOWN THE SEGMENTS – PERHAPS DO A 8BAR PIECE USING THE BARRE CHORDS


  18. Ken Crawford
    745 days ago

    Hi Andy

    I think your theory delivery is excellent and I understand that this can be applied to any genre of music. I am self taught and enjoy playing country/country rock and am very am very partial to the australian style country music.
    I’m undecided as to whether I will become a member and will make this decision when I come back from my holidays in Samoa at the end of June.

    Once again thanks for the great tutoring I have enjoyed so far.
    Regards
    Ken


  19. DFE
    754 days ago

    You had me at “Hi, Ahndy with Bandjammah, heeah”. I get such a kick out of that intro and your accent, if it were made into a DJ mixed, record scratch, repeat thing I’d buy it. But I digress…

    I knew about the E, A, (and their minor counterparts), but not the C chord. I suppose you could do the same thing with all the open chords down the neck. I love all your stuff, Ahndy!

    By the way, didn’t I see you in an episode of ABC’s Lost in one of the earlier seasons with Charlie’s band, Drive SHAFT?


  20. Simba
    755 days ago

    Great tip.Pleae keep iy up for us biginners.


  21. dave
    757 days ago

    i really think this is very good for the beginning guitar player, well done andy.


  22. Jim
    757 days ago

    thanks for passing this on. I use these inversions depending on where I want the bass, or to color the sound, as well you know. Great for folks to know!

    Jim


  23. Ken
    758 days ago

    Hi Andy, excellent quality video and your lessons are so easy to follow. I have enjoyed every one. Thank you. Ken


  24. mark
    758 days ago

    thanks for the great lesson, but do you have chord charts or tabs on the eingering postions-would like to learn the caged system also-thanks


  25. Herman
    758 days ago

    I knew about the E cord shape and the A cord shape, but I was not that familiar with the C cord shape, thanks for sharing that with us.
    Herman


  26. Dale Wallace
    758 days ago

    Great chords and shapes on guitar Andy, keep it comin’ and let the music play


  27. danny
    758 days ago

    nice one. i also have small hand and have problem making the barre
    any advice here?


  28. stephen paddock
    758 days ago

    great thanx,never new about thwe a & c positions,ive learned totaly from books so ive had little progress,so this site is a great help,thanx.


  29. Mike
    758 days ago

    Great instructions and will be very helpful. Many thanks


  30. Rob Ostick
    758 days ago

    The one thing thats got me rely angry is bar chords . But this makes it look so easy . Excelent video Andy, keep up the good work
    Cheers


  31. Ken
    758 days ago

    Great video instruction; really hepled; more please on chords and caged sysytem; what an instructor; many thanks.


  32. terry
    758 days ago

    andy thank you i think you are a brilent techer thank you terry


  33. Ray
    758 days ago

    These are Quite basic chords as you say but are useful for hand exercise especially the C Chord position.I look forward to some future riffs especially the middle section of sweet child of mine, do tou know it ?.


  34. jose pardo
    758 days ago

    fantastic way of teaching bar chords
    Congratulations once more

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