barren.
/bɑː/, U.S. /bɑr/ 1. Music. = capo tasto n.; also, the placing of the forefinger of the left hand across the finger-board to act as a capo tasto.
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1876 [see barré adj. at Derivatives].
1900 Grove's Dict. Music I. 135/1 ‘Barre’ designates the false nut made by placing the first finger of the left hand across the whole of the strings at certain lengths from the bridge to effect transposition.
1927 Melody Maker Aug. 756/3 Remember the most-used chord (the common chord) root position on the ‘G’ [banjo] is merely a barre, whilst it is a big stretch on the tenor [banjo].
1965 Melody Maker 10 July 12/4 Girls with small hands can play barre chords on a normal Spanish guitar.
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barré adj. /bɑːreɪ/ [ < participial adjective of French barrer to bar] (of a chord) played with all strings stopped in this way.
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1876 J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms 51/1 Barré.
1934 S. R. Nelson All about Jazz ii. 55 Placing the index finger across the entire fingerboard in what is known as a ‘barré’ position.
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