UCL2 - WEEK 1
BARRED CHORDS & TAKE ME OUT

Welcome to week 1 of your Level 2 course. This week you will discover how to play barred chords, and turn them into moveable chords and put them into practice with one of our festival favourites, TAKE ME OUT by Franz Ferdinand. 

PDF & MP3 DOWNLOADS

Please note, you only need to download the RIGHT Pdfs if you play right handed and the LEFT if you are a left handed player. Both the Finger Gym and Song sheet are suitable for both. 

FINGER GYM EXERCISE 1

Let's begin with a quick warm up, and remember to do some stretching and limbering up before you begin.

​This is your finger gym challenge for the 1st half of term. Make sure you have the PDF handy for each session. Starting at 60BPM. 

HOW TO PLAY BARRED CHORDS

A barred chord requires the use of your index finger to bar two or more strings at the same time whilst using your other fingers to complete the rest of the chord shape. Barred chords generally cover all 4 strings and although they can take a bit of getting used too. 

EXERCISE: Watch the video below to see how to practice barred chords effectively:

​BARRED CHORD SHAPES

Here are some of the barred chords that you will be exploring throughout various songs and exercises throughout this course.  

​EXERCISE: Watch the video below to see how to play the following 5 barred chords:

TAKE ME OUT - VIDEO TUTORIALS

INTRO & PART 1
PART 2 & 3
PARTS 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
PARTS 9 & 10
PARTS 11 - 16
FULL SONG
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