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barre chord

barre chord noun: a guitar chord played by pressing down multiple strings on the fretboard with the same finger.

barre chord: a guitar chord played by pressing down multiple strings on the fretboard with the same finger
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Noun

barre chord (plural barre chords)

  1. A guitar chord played by pressing down multiple strings on the fretboard with the same finger.
    Synonyms:
    bar chord, barr chord

barre chord meaning in Vietnamese

barre chord in Vietnamese

a guitar chord
ba rê, ba-rê

Synonyms of barre chord

  • bar chord
  • barr chord

Forms of barre chord

pluralbarre chords

Origin of barre chord

Borrowed from French barre.

Questions about barre chord

What does barre chord mean?
Barre chord means a guitar chord played by pressing down multiple strings on the fretboard with the same finger.
What is barre chord in Vietnamese?
Barre chord in Vietnamese is ba rê, ba-rê. See Barre chord meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is barre chord?
Barre chord is a noun.
What is the plural of barre chord?
The plural of barre chord is barre chords.

Words near barre chord in the dictionary

  1. Barratts
  2. Barraute
  3. Barraza
  4. Barrazas
  5. barre
  6. barre chord
  7. barre chords
  8. Barre Plains
  9. barred
  10. barred antshrike
  11. barred antshrikes

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