Week 4 · 12 min
Barres in Lágrima
By the end, you can connect the partial barres in the phrase from bars 5 and 6.
Before this lesson
Lesson steps
1 Move down from IX to VII
Prepare barre IX on beat two and barre VII on beat three.
3 min · 44 bpm · 1 note per click
Check for · 2 bars at 52 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.
2 The partial barre at II
Let open E sound before barring strings 1 and 2 at fret 2.
3 min · 40 bpm · 1 note per click
Revisit the tablature · Step 1
Check for · 2 bars at 48 BPM — Open E and the following note keep their written length.
More detail
Work on the second bar of the excerpt. An early barre cuts off open E.
3 The two bars of Lágrima
Join bars 5 and 6 while following the top notes.
3 min · 44 bpm · 1 note per click
Revisit the tablature · Step 1
Check for · 2 bars at 52 BPM — The melody stays audible across barres IX, VII and II.
More detail
Release pressure between positions. Follow the melody first, then the notes under the index on the next pass.
4 The two bars of Lágrima
Join bars 5 and 6 while following the top notes.
3 min · 48 bpm · 1 note per click
Revisit the tablature · Step 1
Check for · 4 bars at 56 BPM — The melody stays audible across barres IX, VII and II.
More detail
Release pressure between positions. Follow the melody first, then the notes under the index on the next pass.
You can move on when…
You pass when, over 4 bars at 56 BPM, the melody stays audible across barres IX, VII and II.
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.