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Advanced Barré Techniques: Beyond the Basics

Merce Font
Jun 2
1 min read

If you’ve ever felt frustrated with barré chords — too much tension, awkward positions, or shapes that feel physically impossible — this new video will change how you think about the left hand.

In my latest YouTube tutorial, I break down advanced barré techniques that go far beyond the basics:

✅ Arched 6-string barrés that save energy by pressing only where needed
✅ Diagonal (transverse) barrés that recreate thumb-fingerings used in 19th-century music
✅ Preliminary barrés to prepare the finger for larger shapes
✅ Non-index finger barrés — including the pinky! — for complex voicings and ornamentation

These tools will give you more control, less strain, and a greater range of fingering options — especially in pieces by composers like Giuliani, Mertz, or Castelnuovo-Tedesco.

🎥 Watch the video here →

https://youtu.be/qVlcA5XxVJc

💬 And if you’d like a follow-up Barré Workout, let me know in the comments under the video.

Let’s bring some finesse to your left hand!

— Merce 🎶