This Is Why You Suck at Guitar: Your Barres and Barre Chords Suck
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SUCKAMANIACS!!!! It's time for a brand new episode of This is Why You Suck at Guitar, with your good pal, Uncle Ben Eller!!!
So you've mastered sweep picking, tapping, power chords, reverse cowgirl, and even pinch harmonics, but when its time to play the FM chord in Freebird, you fall apart faster than a boxcar made by Buckwheat and the Little Rascals.... that's just not gonna cut it, Susanne.
I can't help but notice that your barres and barre chords are an abysmal pile of shit. They're driving a wedge between you and your stepdad, and making your mom so very ashamed of you. But there's good news: Uncle Ben has some tips and tricks to turn you from stud to dud in no time flat.
Whether you're playing the simple 2 string barres of classic stepdad rock tunes like Smoke on the Water or Bad to the Bone, or trying to pin down the lethal barre chords of songs like Night Moves, Under the Bridge, or Stray Cat Strut, i've got a solution for you. We're going to take a look at the proper hand positions you need to crush all those brutal barres into submission, which in return will earn you chicks, money, and experience points. You're going to be leveling up like fucking crazy, kid. It's like strapping a goddamn Game Genie onto your guitar. Kids still use Game Genie, right????
contents:
2 string barres (the flattened circle): 1:55
3 string barres (the pinch barre): 7:50
4, 5, and 6 string barres (The Roseanne Barre): 11:50
Life-saving tricks for ultimate barre brutality: 19:34
Cute puppy dog: 26:53
Thank you guys again so much for watching!!! Be sure to like this video and subscribe to my channel, and please drop me a comment letting me know what YOU suck at, so i can get to cooking up a lethal lesson on it in the near future.
Cheers!
I like how he assumes every family is broken and uses it for teaching devices. Very amusing
Go with what you know, right???
They arent?
The saltiness of the jokes in this video is why I'm subscribing.
Also, guitar stuff.
same here
I'll teach you to serenade my step mom!
Its the wrought almost sublime skill with the wry wit that keeps me subscribed.
I know all this shit, but I'm still watching because this guy is funny.
***** most definitely. Handy to steal some tips for teaching others as well.
Hey man, thanks a lot!
yes kinda. sorta.. kinda; maybe - kinda Tommy La sorta funny...
Man you talk too much. Just play and shut your mouth.
I'm a guitar teacher, and I watch these kinds of videos to see/hear how others explain things. Sometimes even if you're doing things right, you don't really know exactly why until you slow down what you're doing. You don't really know what you're "not doing wrong" is a way to put it, I guess. Also, even though I've been playing for 50 years, there are still people who can show me something about even the most rudimentary things, as well as the stuff I'm still trying to learn.
"F stands for Fuck that" - me for the first 5 years of playing
+Luke Van Epen Love your shirt mate
+Kyle J Tan pretty much
only 5? almost 6 now i guess.... im 14 and have been playing for 8 years. do the math. oh yea.
Holy shit, it's that hard?
Really?
This is my first time watching a Ben eller video. have to say i learned a lot and had a good laugh as well. Can't wait to see more
Hey cheers, thanks a ton for watching!!!
Ben Eller hey uncle Ben , do you think I really could take my barres from shit to hit and really be the next "FRANCIS BUBBLE TROUSERS?!"
When I first started playing my dad forced me to practice bar chords until they were perfect. At the time I hated it and thought they were pointless but it made a huge difference in my playing and I came to realize how important they were. Thanks dad!
Good thing you didn't learn to play with your stepdad. Evidently you'd be slow and have crappy technique.
"...when I started playing guitar last year" Lol.
demoralizing lol
I play BOTH kinds of music - country, AND western, and I have to say that this idea of
using barre chords is astounding. For the first time I can now venture past the third fret
into previousy uncharted territory, and go boldly where no country musician has gone
before. Thank you, Ben.
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bipolarexpedition props for the Blues Brothers reference
At last, a guitar pro with a wicked sense of humor! Serenade with step mom.. hahaha
'with a little bad to the bone!'
actually i suck at the guitar because i don't have any hands
it's just a joke brah
I got better after I chopped my left index finger through the first knuckle off the palm. Barre chords are a bitch. Creativity makes for roundabouts.
don't be afraid to just use your tongue
I cut off my hand. then i cut off the other
whats wrong in this sentence
DethronerX how did you cut your other hand off if you only have one hand?
Just wanted to mention your title for this video is great. Like I wasn't gonna watch since I went to close the window as my computer autoplayed it from a different video, but I stayed just because of the name.
Haha cheers, that is great!!!
I did not need that 69 camaro image oh man hahaha
Ben Eller is hilarious!
it's why dad hits the bars
I wish I had seen this when I started...50 years ago. Of course, the internet, youtube and well, you were not around. Great lesson!
Thanks a lot for watching!
a 60 year olds man in youtube
Ben Eller
Thanks for the belly laughs bro!.needed that today...great teaching!!!.....(F..translates I to FUCK THAT!!!...AWESOME!LOL
Thanks from across the pond dude, I've been playing barres for years but got some valuable tips here :-)
Same
Kevin Lambert Are you from China?
Hi Uncle Ben, I've got a suggestion on your next lesson - Improvisation. It would be great to make it sound musical, flashy, melodic. I realise it is a broad topic but you can certainly help us improve. Rock on \m/
***** would he? As for the lesson it'd a very broad material to cover. However, memorising scales does not mean that your playing would sound any more interesting if you play a scale back and forth the whole time! Instead I would like an answer to a question: how to sound more interesting/attention-grabbing when improvising? If a lesson was too long Uncle Ben would make two-part series just like he did with sweep-picking.
+Jakub Turliński +Rousseau Are you like his superduper fanclub?
MaroufMustafa90 :) funny, I didn't realise that.
I must say. I've never laughed so much at a tutorial. Best barre chord tutorial by far
I learn better when someone is making fun of me...this is great.
Thank you, Ben.
I put the guitar down for about 10 years.
You are the only person who ever made sense out of music theory to me.
"Young shredi knight" I totally lost it there. Great tutorial you are the man!
Thanks for a great lesson...but I'm a 65 yr old grandmother trying to get better on the guitar. I'm not looking for chicks! :)
Hey it's never to late start for guitar OR chicks!!!! ;)
I'm an old fuck at 45 and this really helped me out. Thanks Ben !
The perks of having insomnia. Get to see Ben eller videos as soon as they come out xD
OBIVOUSE hahaha silver linings to everything!
Ben Eller Thanks for these lessons man. they have really kicked my progress into high gear
OBIVOUSE great to hear man, thank you!!!
I would say you could quit your day job and be a comedian, but your lessons are too damn good. Whenever I am struggling through something your videos solve it in a day. Thanks man! Always fun and very productive.
Funny guy! And helpful. Good straight talk and usable stuff. I'm an old grandpa who's been practicing for about 40 years and still practicing. Yet I still learned something while being entertained in a perverse sort of way. ;)
I've played guitar for over a year and a half, and I went back to practicing bar chords and wasn't cutting it. Best video of bar chords I've seen on RUclips.
hell yeah! always brightens my day when another one of these videos comes out. thanks for helping me suck less uncle ben
You are the man. For the first time in my life I heard a clean barre chord come out from my guitar. Thank you so much. Definitely subscribed.
Thank you so much! this helped me a lot with the stuff i didn't know yet ;) see, I have only been playing guitar for one year and never had any lessons. your video helped me a lot since I struggle with 6 string barchords. I am definatly going to check out more of your video's! thanks a lot :D
14:05, Best analogy.
I swear, you're saying "porno finger".
No idea what the fuck it means, nor if you're actually saying that instead of "pointer finger"...but from now on, my pointer finger shall always be referred to as my porno finger.
God damn, you are sculpting my life for the better.
Teach me, teacher!!
"There's probably a better analogy I could use there"
No, you nailed it
I'm really feeling the spirit of Odin in these Barres. Really feeling it.
Open your heart to the power of one-eyed Odin Allfather!
I've been playing for 20 plus years and I have yet to see a video of yours that I haven't learned anything from. Informative and entertaining without being talked to like anything less than a peer. This is a great service you are providing free of charge that I would highly recommend to any guitar player beginner, intermediate or advanced. You never know everything and can always learn from others!
You earned yourself a subscriber with this video. This is amazing.
man your lessons are soooo good. i hope you are still posting. i subbed and liked. hope your make more money so you can get better production quality in vids too. god bless you
Loved every part of the video Brother! Keep them coming!
great lesson i love how you take time to explain each part of chords since i followed your tips for power chords. I improved so much more thanks so much
thumbs up for good laughs and good content
cheers dude, thank you !
I discovered your channel yesterday, and I'm amazed how entertaining this tutorials are :D
hi,buddy,,,,,,thanks for ur excellent instruction....i watched 50 videos in utube,,,,,to be honest...trust me ..... u r the best instructor i have ever found in u tube,the way u teach is really ....nice.....wish u best my friend
Hey buddy thank you so much!!!! Glad you like what I'm up to :)
+kitty kat wow! Thanks a ton!
love dudes like you who really make learning the guitar fun and relaxed
"Most people won't have a problem with that...unless you have little teeny tiny carny hands." Dud you are hilarious
Yeah it's hilarious... unless you have little teeny tiny carny hands T.T
Loved the barre chord lesson - great tips! Thank you!
I also love your jokes - you are hysterical! Keep mashing!
12:27 "I've seen nosebleeds. I've seen kids forsake their own god and swear allegiance to the dark lord. I've even had this one kid who's testicles ascended..back into his body."
HAHAH.
I've always avoided barre chords because i've never had a proper lesson on them, and figuring it out by myself wasn't working. This video saved my time and hands! Thanks!!!!
I clicked on this video to malign you for being condescending in your video title. 6 seconds in and I liked and subscribed :)
Hahaha thanks a lot man!!
You have some of the best lesson videos. I came here to find out how to play my barr chord songs without my hand hurting for a week afterwards, and you did not disappoint.
"Your muting sucks"? Would help a lot of people
I think allot of the techniques that are used for muting were covered in the sweep picking lesson. It covers right and left hand technique and a "special" emptying and filling tequique. A video just for muting would be awesome though, but in the meanwhile definitely check the sweep picking lesson out PS:There may be muting tips on the other lessons too
No doubt, muting is the secret of the stars!!!
Nonsense Poopypants You could also watch "This is Why You Suck at Guitar, Lesson 3: Your Power Chords Suck"
theSomeguyatwork Yeah. I've watched all his videos. And seen the muting techniques. I just thought it would be a good idea to put them all in one place. And see if uncle Ben had some other gems. Plus I think a proper palm mute lesson will help many starting suck-a-maniacs while also helping more advanced players "clean up". Although the latter can be found in various videos.
The stuff I love about your lessons, is that you focus on the details. Those details are what makes a good sound sound good :D keep it up!
Don't forget to mention the humor
"I wanna give you a good reverse cowgirl angle on this too" LMFAO
Dude I was going insane until I watched this. Finally I can play a good barre chord after years of trying wish you all the best!
@ 4:01 " Lets say I was serenading your Stepmom " Fucking 'A' Dude ! Great Vid Buddy.
nicely done,Ben.... yer reverse cowgirl approach is apreciated and refreshing..... kinda like when yer mom n sister stop by to tag team me...... you earned another subscriber.... any lessons/tips on improving and devoloping lead solos? Thanks for sharing and keep up the good work!
Honestly, you give the best instructional guitar videos on RUclips. No bullshit, humor but not so much that it's distracting, and great tips and accurate information.
The first time I dealt with barre chords was when learning My Curse by Killswitch Engage haha.
Never heard of them, they a local band???
Ben Eller I'm Singaporean haha, but yeah they're from the US. And really? They are one of the bigger names in metalcore. You should give them a listen and trust me, it's not that typical angsty whiny metalcore stuff that you hear these days! Btw, thanks for the tips!
DemiUrge _ Woooosh
Hahaha I'm just kidding with you buddy. Been a KSE fan for a long time, killer band!
Thanks Ben. I have been asking for nearly 20 years , no kidding, and no one wanted to give up the secrets. Thanks man.
Best beginner instructional video I've watched so far. That was funny as shit too. Thanks man
Dude I gotta be honest, this is the best guitar instructional series on the internet. It's got legitimate lessons and teachings with a nice taste of humor and sarcasm haha
Seriously, you remind me of a old friend of mine Ben. You have a sense of humor. Humor is good. Now tell me you like Zappa?
Samuel Tyler
How old was his sense of humor?
Samuel Tyler I had a friend once.
Your humour is great. It does a fine job of keeping my attention when I might otherwise lose interest. Subbed!
Good stuff! I've been watching a lot of your videos lately and I notice you say frequently you figure things out by ear. Perhaps in the future a video could come out addressing ear usage?
Totally! Good idea!
+Ben Eller Wicked :D
Literally the best guitar series on RUclips
Lmao, lost it @ "looks like a shrimp or something on the neck". Too damn good.
My index finger top and middle digit only cover 6 strings, so I convinced strangling my guitar harder was my only chance of playing a clear B chord. Then at 22:09, I made the chord again, eased up thumb pressure, sarcastically made like I was pulling my guitar behind me by the neck, and for the first time, a perfect, unstrainful, not 5, but 6 string B chord echoed clear success throughout the room.
Thanks Uncle Ben. My days of pain in hand vain are over.
Loved the Gail the Snail reference
Hahaha just MASHIN
As a guitarist who has been playing for years its good to come back and watch these videos as I've noticed with certain techniques you suggest I've already been using them but without even realizing, i just naturally learnt the right/best/easiest way of doing something, and in other cases I'm gone uhuh... thats useful (not sarcastically). great videos man proves that no matter how long you've been playing guitar you can still learn something new or improve something.
Excellent presentation , where the hell was Odin when I was learning Barre Chords. I sat in a bloody puddle of my own body waste while he ,Odin, was obviously hanging out with those hot Norwegian babe's, being that I am Norwegian, he left me to figure it out on my own. Yes it took me 3 years to figure out what you just explained in 30 minutes. Well I'm an old bastard now and play pretty dam good. But the chick's and money never showed. So my right forearm kept up with my left while I strengthened my left side by what you called mashing. On a cool note I can crush a melon with my fret hand now. Any tips for precision picking double stops, I can cross pick really well but miss or drag strings that don't belong more often than I like. If you have some good tips I can quit sacrificing virgins to the guitar gods for better precision. And use the virgins for other stuff. Like waxing my Van or mowing the lawn? Plus all the neiborhood virgins don't end up on the side of a milk carton. The cops are on to my antics. Plus the bonfires keep drawing the local volunteer fire brigade. I tell them another BBQ got out of hand. They really are idiots. So what about that picking precision that I Seek? Thanks for the vids I will start to look for the needed ingredients to be a 5 star shredder , like yourself, and rifle your library of vast knowledge and see what else I find. Rock on Garth...
This comment deserves not only a like but a reply, too! :-D
Uncle Ben comes through again. Been playing for 25 years but I always learn something new when watching this series. Some good sensible chuckles too.
If only someone made a compilation of all the jokes on this channel.
That vid would only be a few seconds shorter than the originals-it’s wall to wall
I've struggled with barre chords for many years, and this vid is full of the best advice EVER! Plus, you've got a great sense of humor so it was easy to watch the whole thing. Thanks, Uncle Ben.
Nice lesson man. Are you sponsored by Ibanez, or just like them? ;)
I am just a huge fan of these dang things!
Dig the color of your guitar and that green one on the wall behind you is a beauty! :)
I like your video and your art dude,fuck the haters,don't see them making videos for free and helping out people
@10:59 I'm supposed to do what with my elbow? Clearly inappropriate.
Great video. I’ve watched quite a few videos and until now haven’t been able to get the b string to ring out on my F bar chord. Just whilst watching this video I managed to do it pretty consistently. Thank you Ben.
My barre chords suck... But i already knew that.
I have had horrible arthritis since I was 14, and I'm double jointed, and choose to play guitar because I'm clearly a masochist. It took me years to figure out how to barre chords with my fucked up fingers one thing at the beginning here really here rings true, they were a major stopping block. I know this shit is old but I had to stop playing for quite a while and I've been going back over basics just to avoid stupid mistakes and its been awesome.
"SERIOUSNESS IS THE REFUGE OF THE MEDIOCRE" Oscar Wilde.....
Fantastic! Thanks so much. I must learn the dreaded barre chord, but every time I've tried, I jumped right in trying to play them. My fingers and and hurt. It sounds like hell, and I give up. These tips are going to help so much!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!
f is fuck this and b is bitch please.. ur lessons are the best xD
Bro, your channel is one of the best guitar related youtube channels I've ever seen. You teach stuff that are very essential that I never seen any other youtuber to. Mad props!
All the negative comments on this video. Yet, not one tard who trolled, and gave their expert advice, has an instructional video on how to "properly" barre a chord. Pretty much everything this cat pointed out, I'm guilty of. I enjoyed the video and will practice some of the options he hit on.
Fischize ECW ECW ECW ECW
Fischize you are my favorite.
Its not that he's not funny , smart , and entertaining , he is. Its just that for some folks( myself ) I would rather spend 27 minutes practicing than watching this video , but kudos to him and he is obviously helping lots of guitarists.
wow i've been trying for ages.. kinda got deperate. then started seeing your videos. you really showed me different ways that others didn't teach. you're awesome!! keep up!
00:50 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
***** right in the ol' funny bone, huh???
Thanks, I was really having troubles with my g string buzzing but your help with the thumb fixed it.
3:28 How to make more than 225000 people look into it.
Above the waist doesn't count.
Thank you for writing a script and editing, it really makes it watchable.
anyone else hating these kind of titles? "why you suck at "
Actually it shouldn't piss me off cause I'm bitching about a fucking video title, but these kind of titles are everywhere now and it kinda really annoys me
Xx TheRealOG xX k...
+Patrik Kozjak-Lesički 😂
+Patrik Kozjak-Lesički it's just a funny name for a lesson series
camatron1000 well it's kinda overused, isn't it?
Strange this is the first video with a title like this that i've encountered. That's what drew me to it. haha
These videos are really great!
Most videos show you what to do but not the howling things you are doing wrong which seems WAYYY more important!!
Thank you!
Porno finger. Got it. I'm gonna be a guitar god in no time.
my sir. i know alot about guitar but i gave this vid a chance to learn more. not only did that happen but i found a person with my humor. your great dude 👍
I think you're looking for the word _fatwa_ instead of "jihad".
(Team America joke ;) )
Ben Eller Ah. It's been awhile since I've seen that classic.
Last bit was the best advice ever!!!! its funny I knew the first ones but after 25 years of playing I still barred all strings and wondered why I always got sore hands.. I just thought that was the way it was done.. Hell I'm going to be able to play for hours longer now!! Perfect timing too cuz I'm cranking the flamenco solos and finger picking with ease and will soon have rasqueado but it was just holding the position that was slowing me down.. thank you!!!
He's only been laing guitar for a year? This gives me hope that I can learn an instrument.
Well fuck.
Dude, that is insane.
+SpectacularName -Don't give up. I started with basics and just added my own things. Just like this guy. The more you play, the better you will get.
+Peter I've been playing for about 10 months and have o problems with barre chords whatsoever. It's just what you choose to learn first. Barre chords (full barre) are only a matter of strengthening your fingers until they have no problem pushing all strings at a time.
I've been playing for a few years now (about 5-6 i belive) with some downtime in between (which is really suprising/strange given how crazy i am about guitar...).
But i've always had problems with chords, i guess since im self taught and have to this date not had "proper" lessons. On a sidenote though i'm a way better lead player than most of my friends who've had proper lessons while they are way way better with chords to this day. Playing with them helps a lot though and i guess that applies to both sides.
You literally explained every issue I have with barres and how to fix it in the most entertaining guitar lesson ever. Thank you.
o4msentrum GREAT teaching at the latter part!!!! Drop the 4 letter words, and
sexual references: TEACH! You're good at it!
Well done, This video taught me some really useful things. Never to old to learn. Now I gotta go practice!
I am learning SO much from these videos. Thank you for making these
the cinematic mastermind of Uncle Ben Eller should not be understated
the bottles laying on the floor during the First-Person shot of the guitar around the 20:30 mark of the video is a textbook example of environmental storytelling.
These videos are timeless, honestly.
Dude - thank you for this. First, the video is really funny, but is full of so much good info. My barre chords, much like your step mom, have always sucked hard. Ran down your vid at home, and my barre chords sounded better from the moment I used your "flipper hand/index on E string" approach. Seriously - thank you so much, brother.
Nice job! I've never seen anyone detail the mechanics of how to play barre chords like this. Everything you say is accurate and almost no instructor remembers that these are the things new players struggle with. Even experienced players should not assume they are beyond this lesson because they should be reviewing thier own efficiency and can reduce fatigue. Thanks.
I added that pressure when writing a new song the bar chords were way up the neck and recording different takes my hand would ache terrible and seeing your video I know that's what I was doing too much pressure with the thumb...Great tip, now I got to try and not do that after playing this way so long. Thanks very helpful!!
Thanks a lot for the good advice and irreverent remarks. Way funnier than any guitar lesson I've ever had one on one. Cheers!
I've been struggling with barre chords and you really helped me improve my technique. I was making all the mistakes that you pointed out. I can't thank you enough!!!
damn dude thanks for that last tip it helped me save so much energy and prevents me from straining my wrist l