Percussive Barre Chords (1 of 3)
What’s great about the guitar is that you can generate so many amazing sounds and emotions from it. One of those techniques is using your pick hand to create a Percussive effect. Creating a percussive effect sounds great over Barre chords, although they are difficult to play at first. But when mastered, they create a nice, full sound. There are two types – Full Barre Chords, and Partial Barre Chords.
What’s the Difference between Full Bar Chords and Partial Barre Chords?
The difference is determined by your Index finger (AKA ‘first’ finger) on guitar.
A full barre chord is when your finger lays down every string on guitar, from Low E to High E. A partial barre chord is when you don’t lay down all six strings. So, if you used your first finger (index finger) to play five strings (A D G B E), then it would still be considered a Partial Bar Chord.
Understand that the piano can NOT play barre chords. The Piano can’t even create any percussion sounds – unless you used the ‘actual’ piano as a drum or percussion instrument, by literally hitting your hand against its’ side, etc. There are people like John Cage who used Prepared Piano in order to stretch the capabilities of the instrument.
Many styles of music such as Funk, Blues, and Rock use percussive barre chords in their compositions!
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