Are they called bar chords or "barre" chords? I know what a bar chord is, but what's a barre?

Question

Who started spelling it differently and why?

Answer 1

a barre is a long horizontal "pole ballerinas use for support in Ballet classes.

Answer 2

Well, now people like to spell barre chords "Bar" rather than "Barre". I still use the correct spelling; barre, and try to make my students use it instead of "Bar" because bar is not correct.

It's the exact same thing, it's just a spelling issue.

-Nakayama Akira

P.S. Please, use the word "Barre" instead of "Bar". I hate it when guitarists try to shorten up words.

Answer 3

the correct spelling is barre but some people dont know the diference between two too and to or their and there or waste and waist or.... well, you get the idea.