sdbrit68
Student Of The Blues
Okay, just started it seriously, and probably not for the correct reasons.
For me, I am more interested in the chord shapes and forcing myself to practice them. I use the E and A shapes all over and very comfortable with Barre chords, 9 chords came very easy to me for some reason.
Basically I want to play other voicings since I play with other guitar players so much (hence probably the wrong reasons).
My two questions......................
1) Should I just practice doing a C in the C shape, A shape, G shape, E shape, D shape until they become somewhat comfortable, because right now I am struggling. Usually with something like this (from other things I have learned) I would do something like one after the other 10 times through daily until they seem okay
2) Maybe this is a question for @Griff , when playing the open chords is it better to switch to the CAGED fingerings instead of traditional to get some muscle memory ? and why the heck dont we teach them this way in the beginning since we eventually will need it
One of my favorite guitar players (Yeah, CC from Poison, I know, I am probably one of his 10 fans in the world) uses many of these different fingerings and switches during songs quite a bit, I am assuming because only guitar player in the band so he can add depth to a song.....................so thats my motivation for CAGED
For me, I am more interested in the chord shapes and forcing myself to practice them. I use the E and A shapes all over and very comfortable with Barre chords, 9 chords came very easy to me for some reason.
Basically I want to play other voicings since I play with other guitar players so much (hence probably the wrong reasons).
My two questions......................
1) Should I just practice doing a C in the C shape, A shape, G shape, E shape, D shape until they become somewhat comfortable, because right now I am struggling. Usually with something like this (from other things I have learned) I would do something like one after the other 10 times through daily until they seem okay
2) Maybe this is a question for @Griff , when playing the open chords is it better to switch to the CAGED fingerings instead of traditional to get some muscle memory ? and why the heck dont we teach them this way in the beginning since we eventually will need it
One of my favorite guitar players (Yeah, CC from Poison, I know, I am probably one of his 10 fans in the world) uses many of these different fingerings and switches during songs quite a bit, I am assuming because only guitar player in the band so he can add depth to a song.....................so thats my motivation for CAGED