Ok,
I'm a keyboard, singer, drummer, etc. But I'm NOT at all a guitar player, until yesterday. My (novice guitarist) friend comes over and tells me he just learned some drop d bar chords. He basically is playing the lowest 3 strings, using 1 finger to BAR them over a fret. The end result is his hand (or index finger) moving up and down the neck, playing various chords. Through his amp he is sounding fricking good! Now, I'm shocked how easy it is to play chords using this method, so I get out my old acoustic and drop d tune it and start strumming away on those same 3 strings.
Not ever wanting to be a lead guitar player, but is this method an ACCEPTED way to play power rythm guitar? Or would I look stupid on stage playing 3 strings and sliding my left hand (index finger barred over 3 strings) up and down the neck?
(I'd love to play some rythm guitar at one of our gigs!!!) LOL!
I'm a keyboard, singer, drummer, etc. But I'm NOT at all a guitar player, until yesterday. My (novice guitarist) friend comes over and tells me he just learned some drop d bar chords. He basically is playing the lowest 3 strings, using 1 finger to BAR them over a fret. The end result is his hand (or index finger) moving up and down the neck, playing various chords. Through his amp he is sounding fricking good! Now, I'm shocked how easy it is to play chords using this method, so I get out my old acoustic and drop d tune it and start strumming away on those same 3 strings.
Not ever wanting to be a lead guitar player, but is this method an ACCEPTED way to play power rythm guitar? Or would I look stupid on stage playing 3 strings and sliding my left hand (index finger barred over 3 strings) up and down the neck?
(I'd love to play some rythm guitar at one of our gigs!!!) LOL!