Author Archives: Benjamin Shapiro

A Major Barre Chord (A)

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A Major Barre Chord


A Power Chord (A5)

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As with all power chords there’s a formula where you find the note you need, in this case an A note, and you put your index finger down and then you add two fingers to that. So let’s go through it here. This is for the root six.


Open A Major Chord

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This video is for the A major. It’s a major chord; it’s got a happy sound. Here’s the minor, there’s that sad sound.
Let’s look at the fingering…


Lesson 4: Major & Minor Barre Chords

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A free instructional video by StrumSchool that reviews the details of how to play MAJOR & MINOR BARRE CHORDS. In this video we cover the difference between major and minor barre chords and how to play both Root-5 & Root-6 string barre chord types.


Lesson 3: Basic Barre Chords

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A free instructional video by StrumSchool that reviews the details of how to play BARRE CHORDS. In this video we cover the definition of a barre, a barre chord, proper barre chord playing technique, the difference between Root-5 & Root-6 barre chords and how to play the B Minor (Bm) and F Major (Fmaj) chords


Lesson 2: Power Chords

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A free instructional video by StrumSchool that reviews the details of how to play POWER CHORDS. In this video we cover the definition of a power chord and the difference between two (2) & three (3) string and Root-5 & Root-6 string power chords.


Lesson 1: Minor Chords

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A free instructional video by StrumSchool that reviews the details of how to play MINOR CHORDS. In this video we cover the definition of a minor chord, as well as how to play the A Minor (Cm), D Minor (Dm) & E Minor (Em) chords.


Lesson 4: Musical Keys

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A free instructional video by StrumSchool that reviews MUSICAL KEYS. In this video we cover the definition of a musical key, as well as the most popular keys for guitar players (C, G, D, A).


Lesson 3: Open Major Chords

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A free instructional video by StrumSchool that reviews the details of OPEN MAJOR CHORDS. In this video we cover the definition of an open major chord, chord mutting and how to play the C Major (Cmaj), G Major (Gmaj) & F Major (Fmaj) chords.


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