Stage 7 · Intermediate
The Barre Pass
Barre chords, movable shapes and progressions in any key
The steepest pass on the road, and the one that opens the widest view. From a simplified F to full E- and A-shape barre chords, so you can play any chord in any key.
Stops in this stage
- The journey to FFrom a four-string F to the full barre, step by step.
- E-shape barre chordsMajor, minor and seventh with the root on the sixth string.
- A-shape barre chordsMajor, minor and seventh with the root on the fifth string.
- Moving shapes around the neckFinding roots and transposing any chord.
- Progressions in any keyI–IV–V, I–V–vi–IV and the number system.
- Milestone: The Barre PassReview, practical challenge and self-assessment to close the stage with everything you learned.