Originally Posted by: Kevin TaylorYeah, the open string method tends to give a different sound because you're leaving the first and second strings open.
However you can get some interesting results just moving up and down the fretboard.
For instance, I'll throw together a quick MP3 for you going through the different chords on a real cheap Yamaha Eterna Acoustic guitar to give you an example:
http://s93744050.onlinehome.us/barres.mp3
Kevin, in the example I gave re: C#m, none of the strings are open; I am barring the 4th fret, so the 1st string is barred. ALSO, the 2nd string is fretted by 3rd finger, so it's not open. I'm pretty sure I'm fretting correctly. Why can't I get the 3rd string right?
Also, I wasn't sure what I was listening for in your mp3 example. When I strum all the strings in a barre chord, it sounds ok, I guess, but it doesn't allow for me to play any lead involving the 3rd string.
Sorry I'm not understanding everything.
Terry