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Barre

Barre B1, B2, B3, B4, ……

Classical Guitar Barre 2

(French) A device that clamps to the neck of a plucked string instrument and which change its tuning by shortening the sounding length of every string. A single finger holding multiple strings on a stringed instrument at the same time Symbol used in standard notation for guitar. Example: B7 (C7, CVII, VII) A dashed bracket following a Barre symbol indicates duration.


Two Bars at Once

Classical Guitar Barre 3

In this example the 4th finger Bars the 5th fret while the 2nd finger bars the second fret.


Anticipated or Expected Barre

Classical Guitar Barre 4

1st finger is fretted (at lower F note) then tilted at measured 2nd half step into B1 (Barre 1) to position for upper F note in one flowing motion as lower note rings through the duration.