Week 3 · 12 min
Release the barre before shifting
By the end, you can move the index without interrupting the descent in Lágrima.
Before this lesson
Lesson steps
1 Check string by string
Sound all six strings of F from bass to treble.
3 min · 44 bpm · 1 note per click
Check for · 2 bars at 52 BPM — Each required string sounds clearly.
More detail
F reads 1–3–3–2–1–1, from string 6 to string 1.
2 Release between attempts
Release the pressure completely on each rest.
3 min · 44 bpm · 1 note per click
Check for · 2 bars at 52 BPM — You alternate useful pressure with release.
More detail
Keep the written rests. Alternate short trials with listening to the resonance.
3 Move from V to VII
Release the pressure between bars and set the index down at fret 7.
3 min · 48 bpm · 1 note per click
Check for · 4 bars at 52 BPM — Strings 3, 2 and 1 ring at fret 7.
More detail
The index covers the same three strings in both positions. Listen to the first note after the shift.
4 Move down from IX to VII
Prepare barre IX on beat two and barre VII on beat three.
3 min · 40 bpm · 1 note per click
Check for · 2 bars at 48 BPM — All three upper notes in bar 5 remain distinct.
More detail
The melody descends on string 1 through frets 12, 11 and 9. The barres support the lower voices.
You can move on when…
You pass when, over 2 bars at 48 BPM, all three upper notes in bar 5 remain distinct.
If a movement feels difficult
One string under the barre buzzes.
Check each string separately and move your index finger a little closer to the fret.
You keep holding the barre during pauses.
Release all pressure between attempts.