Barre Chords

When playing barre (or bar) chords, the 1st finger (index finger) is used like a bar to fret multiple strings at once. A barre is indicated in a chord diagram with a long horizontal curve. Barre chords are “moveable,” meaning that they can be moved up and down the neck just by shifting the barre from fret to fret. A G barre chord at the 3rd fret becomes a G# chord when shifted up by one fret. Barre chords come in two forms: E-form (based on the open-position E chord) and A-form (based on the open-position A chord).