Barre Chord Wizard

The Barre Chord Wizard understands:

TapHover over a barre type to see what it means.

The 1st finger lies across all six strings. It may be:

A flat barre that presses down all six strings.
An arched or bowed barre that lies across all six strings but presses down only the two to four strings of a chord that must sound.

The 1st finger lies across all six strings but only presses down the 1st and 6th; or the 1st, 2nd, and 6th; or the 1st, 5th, and 6th; or the 1st, 2nd, 5th, and 6th strings.
The 1st finger lies across five strings but only presses down the 1st and 5th or the 1st, 4th, and 5th strings.
The 1st finger lies across four strings but only presses down the 1st and 4th strings.

A finger (usually the 1st or 4th finger) lies across two to five strings. It may lie flat pressing down on all its strings, or arch (bow) to press down only on strings that must sound.

A finger presses down three consecutive inner strings: the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th; the 3rd, 4th, and 5th; or the 4th, 5th, and 6th.

The first finger presses down only the 1st or the 1st and 2nd strings. Lock the 1st string against the edge of the middle joint of the 1st finger on the palm side of the joint. Its tip extends upward and outward, hovering above the other strings. In some hinge barres, you must lock the 2nd string against the joint instead of the 1st string.

The first finger presses down two notes on two different strings, one fret apart from each other. The tip of the finger presses down the note on the higher fret, and the segment of the finger between the upper knuckle and middle joint presses down the note on the lower fret.

Two barres are held simultaneously. For example, a conventional full barre with the 1st finger at the 1st fret lying across all six strings, and a partial barre with the 4th finger at the 3rd fret pressing down the first two or three strings. Or an arched (bowed) partial barre with the 1st finger at the 1st fret, pressing down the 1st and 5th strings, and an interior barre with the 3rd or 4th finger at the 3rd fret, pressing down the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th strings (B♭ major).

With the Wizard's help, you will find the hand, elbow, wrist, arm, thumb, and finger positioning that makes the barre chord you're struggling with come out clearly with no buzzes or muffled notes.

Enter chord fingering

Click above the nut to cycle each string: blank → O → X → blank.

Click a fret position up to four times to cycle finger numbers 1 → 2 → 3 → 4 → clear. A string can be open, muted, or fretted — not more than one at once.

Also double-check the Barre span value next to the chord grid (below it on phones), and adjust it manually if needed.

Identify problem strings

Want to save your solutions for later reference? Click the button below to open the report, then choose Save as PDF in your browser's print dialog. You can print it anytime for a hard copy to keep on your music stand while you practice.

Optional: Let AI listen instead

Complete the chord diagram in Step 1 first — the prompts and the AI analysis are based on the fingering you enter there.

Hold the chord steady. Start recording, then pluck strings 6 → 1 slowly when prompted. (Tip: allow microphone permission when asked.)

Microphone

Click Test input and pluck a string — the level bar below should jump. If it doesn’t move, the Wizard can’t hear your guitar.

–∞ dB

Step #1

Ready

Guided pluck

Click "Begin prompts," then pluck the string shown on screen.

Let each string ring for a moment. When you see "Mute now", hold tight with the left hand but lightly mute with the edge of your right hand.

This test is one-shot. Do not pluck a string twice. If you need another try, reset and record a new test.

CURRENT STRING PROMPT

Ready.

Step #2

The Barre Chord Wizard

The Barre Chord Wizard understands:

Barre Chord Wizard

Enter chord fingering

Identify problem strings

Optional: Let AI listen instead

Guided pluck

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