Bm learnin'

[brianlarsen]

@CATMAN62

I thought that I’d just use Cowboy Chords exclusively for the rest of the Journey… now, at the very beginning of Grade 3, Justin’s PFCs have enabled me to change to bar chords much more effectively…

This was me!
And then one of our esteemed ‘old hands’ made me re-evaluate

Barre vs Open chords which do you use most often?

One eye-opener for me was a comment @Rossco01 made long ago after learning barre chords, that he just regards them as ‘normal’ chords. If they make the song easier/more natural to play I use them (B7 barre is almost always easier than open B7) Some folk like @CT prefer to avoid them, playing only the notes of the chord you want, which also leaves the other fingers available to embellish etc Because I’m a visual learner, I find it sometimes find it helpful to play through a song using …

Barre chords essentially allow you to play a simple version of whatever song you want.
They are the ‘golden keys’