Meanings
nounbarre chord (plural barre chords)
plural barre chords
- entertainmentA guitar chord played by pressing down multiple strings on the fretboard with the same finger.
Synonyms: bar chord, barr chord
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA guitar chord played by pressing down multiple strings on the fretboard with the same finger.
Similar
bar chordbarr chord
Origin
- Frenchbarre
- Englishbarre chord
Borrowed from French barre.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian баре
- баре (bare)a guitar chord
Czech barré
- barréa guitar chord
Danish barregreb
- barregreba guitar chord
Dutch barré-akkoord
- barré-akkoorda guitar chord
Esperanto baro
- baroa guitar chord
Finnish barré-sointu
- barré-sointua guitar chord
German Barrégriff, Barreegriff
- Barrégriffa guitar chord
- Barreegriffa guitar chord
- Quergriffa guitar chord
- Brückengriffa guitar chord
Japanese バレーコード
- バレーコードa guitar chord
Latvian barē akords
- barē akordsa guitar chord
Polish chwyt barowy
- chwyt barowya guitar chord
Portuguese pestana
- pestanaa guitar chord
Russian баррэ́
- баррэ́ (barrɛ́)a guitar chord
Swedish barréackord
- barréackorda guitar chord
Vietnamese ba rê, ba-rê
- ba rêa guitar chord
- ba-rêa guitar chord
Cite this entry
APA
barre chord. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barre%20chord
MLA
“barre chord.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barre%20chord. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barre chord,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barre%20chord.
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