Four Ways to Play

• Sustain the melody and play the bass
• Sustain the melody and release the bass
• Sustain the bass and play the melody
• Sustain the bass and release the melody

Examples Sustain the melody and play the bass Sustain the melody and release the bass Sustain the bass and play the melody Sustain the bass and release the melody

Example Explained

While playing a hinge barre, the first finger moves like a hinge on a door as it opens and closes.

Finger 1 of the left hand should be in a prepared position with the finger stretched out when the hinge is open and the full barre is not being played.

Using a hinge barre avoids the fingers of the left hand from "jumping" to an adjacent string to play a note.