Guitar strumming pattern and barre chord links?

Question

Does anyone know any good links that would teach me advanced strumming patterns and how to play barre chords better? Best Answer goes to the one with the best links and the best advice if you can offer it. Thanks.

Anyone has any ideas?

Answer 1

Nope

Answer 2

I've been playing for over 25 years, so I'll try to help. I'm guessing you mean the open chords, like the ones on all the chord charts. They're the ones that drive everybody nuts! If you're playing mainstream music, especially rock, you really don't need them all. Seriously, you don't. You need to know the major and minor versions of each. Knowing how to progress from a C major to an A minor with a suspended 7th and a twist of lime is nice, but most people just go from a C to a natural A minor. That's because if you're playing loud, you can actually muddy up your sound if the chords are too intricate. And since you asked this in the rock section, you probably want to play as loud as possible. Rock is like that by nature. What you should really do to stay motivated is play the stuff you like, notably the easy stuff. If nothing else, play the easy stuff to a) warm up and b) give yourself a break from the stress of learning the not-so-easy stuff. But as you play the easy stuff, listen to it closely. Eventually, you'll find that there's this one little thing in that one chord that just doesn't sound perfect when you play it. So then what you do is go to your chord chart as a reference, find the chord variation that matches that sound, and give it a try. Voila, you just found a practical use for that chord that's been pssing you off! It works for me.