Learning the Bar

• 1
  
  
  Place the first finger of your left hand across the strings on the third fret of the fingerboard.
  
  
• 2). Try to keep your finger straight.
  
  
• 3). Touch the strings lightly; avoid applying any pressure at this point.
  
  
• 4
  
  
  Pass your right-hand thumb across the strings.
  
  
• 5). Ease your finger down until it makes contact with the fingerboard. The dampened sound will now become clearer.
  
  
• 6
  
  
  Make sure your first finger joint crease does not fall on a string. Move your finger until the crease lies between the third and fourth strings.
  
  
• 7). Prevent the strings from buzzing by not allowing your finger to curve.
  
  
• 8). Play with the first finger of your left hand across the third fret for a while until you get a clear sound from all strings.