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    • 1.

      Introduction

      2:09

    • 2.

      Practice Efficiently

      3:38

    • 3.

      Reading Chord Boxes & Tabs

      2:29

    • 4.

      Stretching & Warm Up Exercises

      5:30

    • 5.

      Power Chords - Shape & Technique

      7:04

    • 6.

      Power Chord Songs

      9:52

    • 7.

      Strumming

      6:39

    • 8.

      Songs With Percussive Strums

      6:08

    • 9.

      Bar Chords - Shape & Technique

      10:41

    • 10.

      Bar Chord Songs

      7:29

    • 11.

      Palm Muting - Songs & Technique

      5:09

    • 12.

      Chord Variations

      4:57

    • 13.

      Class Project

      3:58

    • 14.

      Project Example: Backing Track

      2:42

    • 15.

      Conclusion

      3:03

Learn Guitar: Power & Bar Chords

Marc Barnacle, Music Instructor

About This Class

This is the 2nd class in my 'Learn Guitar' series and it is all about mastering Power & Bar Chords. It’s suitable for the complete beginner and works up to intermediate level - on both acoustic and electric guitar.

These chords open up a ton of possibilities! They are incredibly versatile and are used in a huge amount of music. They are an essential step in any guitar players development and they unlock a lot of doors!

We are going to look at the correct way to shape these particular chords and learn some very useful stretching/warm up exercises that are going to improve the overall strength and independence in your fingers - whilst vastly improving your technique and overall playing ability.

A wide variety of songs will be a big focus throughout. And we will utilise this range of music to develop a broad playing style, that will leave you feeling confident and creative on the guitar.

I supply a backing track, that provides an example of how you can use each of these chords alongside each other. And I will also encourage you to attempt to write your own music, using the knowledge you’ve gained along the way. I will also link you to guitar recording and music production software. 

Resources:  Lots of PDF’s are attached to this class, that contain the tab for each song that we work on - with some extra ones thrown in too. Check out the "Projects & Resources" tab to download them. I also provide documents explaining how to read chord boxes & tab.

If you would like to take a look at the first class in this series - 'Learn Guitar: The Complete Beginners Guide' - please click here. This class covers every essential topic you need to get up and running on the guitar and has a large emphasis on helping you to develop your own - unique - creative voice. 

I am available for any questions or comments you might have, so please feel free to email me or write in the classes discussion area.

I wish you all the best with your learning journey! 

Good luck! 

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