Do you ever play B7 by barring it? I've always found it easier and faster to play it that way rather than the four-finger version in the first and second frets.Today I’m working on fluidly going from a D to B7, as my pinky likes to go to the B string instead of the high e. Grrr
True, but it sounds different.Do you ever play B7 by barring it? I've always found it easier and faster to play it that way rather than the four-finger version in the first and second frets.
RBSinTo
dreadnut,True, but it sounds different.
dreadnut,
Yes it does, but I find the convenience and ease of making the change from, or to it overshadows the difference in sound from the other version.
RBSinTo
Every day. Bar chords are heavenly, of course, but the bluesy twists you can give a cowboy B7 with pull-offs, hammer-ons, and slides, especially at the second and third frets, sound like no other chord. Highly distinctive.Do you ever play B7 by barring it? I've always found it easier and faster to play it that way rather than the four-finger version in the first and second frets.
RBSinTo
Yup. That because they are easy.This.
I find both easy,
Not when I use 'em. See post 14.. . . the difference in sound is negligible . . . .
I don’t necessarily, but for the voicing I need in Gov’t Mule’s Fallen Down, open B7 is the way to go(plus Warren does the open position as well) so I feel the need to emulate that. I’m gettin there, today went a long way to being almost able to do it without even looking. I am also working on the Beatles‘ “Girl“, with Capo at 8th fret, which also uses the open B7 fingering so that is helping. For some reason that one is easier to get clean right away. I think that’s due to moving from Em positioning. Now, next I’ll be practicing my singing while playing. Singing and playing seems easier when I close my eyesDo you ever play B7 by barring it? I've always found it easier and faster to play it that way rather than the four-finger version in the first and second frets.
RBSinTo
It's true that lots of people find bar chords easier to play and transpose than cowboy chords. But every cowboy chord has its own family of unique possibilities. So it's worth it to stick with what you're doing there. Cowboy D and cowboy B7 will keep you planty busy!Today I’m working on fluidly going from a D to B7, as my pinky likes to go to the B string instead of the high e. Grrr