No-barre chord songs

[caster]

I have been uploading some tabs to a new repository of non-barre chord songs.
http://www.guitarplayerbox.com/no/barre/chord/songs/

If you know any other easy-to-play non-barre chord songs, you could upload your tab there.
I hope this is useful for you!

[zabdart]

Do four-string F chords count? If they do, you're telling us to avoid anything in C major.

[Whaleblue]

Nice idea for those of us that are starting out. I'll have a look through, thanks.

[RodB]

Originally Posted by caster

I have been uploading some tabs to a new repository of non-barre chord songs.
http://guitarplayerbox.com/no/barre/chord/songs/

If you know any other easy-to-play non-barre chord songs, you could upload your tab there.
I hope this is useful for you!

I can see this could be useful to beginners but there are also no dominant 7th chords either...none anywhere that I could see. Granted a major chord does the job, but not always so nicely!

If it's just an accompaniment isn't it possible to avoid a barre on any song? e.g. For F play 4 inner strings and if you want the note F as root, thumb over.

[RustyAxe]

I get that some want to play songs ... now. But the only way to learn barre chords (or more complex chords of any type) is to use them. Once you understand how they can move around the fretboard you'll open yourself to a whole new dimension of guitar playing. I didn't use barres for many years, but my playing improved exponentially when I caught on. The only legitimate reason for never using barre chords is that one's index finger is missing.

[Ed-in-Ohio]

Originally Posted by zabdart

Do four-string F chords count? If they do, you're telling us to avoid anything in C major.

Play in A with Capo@3

[Riverwolf]

Originally Posted by RustyAxe

The only legitimate reason for never using barre chords is that one's index finger is missing.

"Legitimate" implies that there are rules to this game.
I have simply given up on barre chords due to a crooked little finger.

[Ed-in-Ohio]

Originally Posted by Riverwolf

"Legitimate" implies that there are rules to this game...snip...

Well said! Do what you need to do to make music.

[RustyAxe]

Originally Posted by Riverwolf

"Legitimate" implies that there are rules to this game.
I have simply given up on barre chords due to a crooked little finger.

That's pretty much what I mean ... there ARE physical reasons one might not play them. 90% (yeah, I made that up ... but it's my experience) of guitar owners/players use "cowboy chords" exclusively, what are the other 10% using? I don't give a rip what others play. My post was meant to be encouraging, not critical. Sorry that some seem to have gotten sore over it.

[Riverwolf]

Originally Posted by RustyAxe

Sorry that some seem to have gotten sore over it.

Just hacking on ya, man.
Happy 4th

[Neal Pert]

You know, there are many chord shapes that you can move up and down the neck that aren't as hard as the "plant your whole index finger across all six strings and play an E shape" barre. That four note F chord, for instance, can be slid up and down the neck.

[Ed-in-Ohio]

The Hank Williams catalog?

[Yeah]

I can think of

Wish you were here (pink floyd) G C D Am and then G D C Am


everybody hurts (R. E. M.) G D and Em A

[RustyAxe]

Originally Posted by Ed-in-Ohio

The Hank Williams catalog?

That's exactly where I started in 1966-7 ... got a guitar and a Hank Williams song book. Learned 'em all.

[naccoachbob]

Caster, I just tried Jolene, which is in your group of songs. You might add on each page if the song has to be capo'd to play those chords. Jolene needs capo'd at the 4th fret to use the chords shown. That might be frustrating for new players.
It's a nice thing you're doing for new folks who know cowboy type chords and do have trouble with barre chords. I've been playing a long time, but got away from playing for over 20 years. Barres gave me problems when I came back even though I'd been able to play them a good while.
Newcomers to guitar will eventually learn the barres, and some will master them, but this seems a good respite for folks.