Re: Barre chords
I was taught using a form of barre chords, not totally a barre chord but definitely not chop chord. I usually describe it as a sloppy barre chord. I use those for the most part. I am trying to retrain myself to use more "chop" style chords but I can play in my jam circles using chords the way I was taught. I do want to utilize more chop chords, so I work on them frequently. I was concerned I should be mainly using chop chords (Bluegrass and Folk) so, I asked a friend, who is a very accomplished musician and he told me not to get hung up on using only chop chords. He suggested that mandolin is a mix of both barre style and chop chords. So now I don't let it bother me so much. But I am trying to use the chop style chords more.
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