ripock
Well-known member
I fret notes like I play chords: with arched fingers...so this is more of playing the devil's advocate. Why does precision matter?
If, for example, I wanted to play the F note on the fifth fret of the C string, why do I have to precisely fret that note and not mute the others, when I could just barre the entire fret and pluck the C string?
By extension, why couldn't I play the F ionic mode by barring the 5th fret, then the 7th, then moving the right hand to the E string barre the 5th, 6th, and 8th frets, etc?
Is there a reason we don't do this or is it more of an accepted orthodoxy?
If, for example, I wanted to play the F note on the fifth fret of the C string, why do I have to precisely fret that note and not mute the others, when I could just barre the entire fret and pluck the C string?
By extension, why couldn't I play the F ionic mode by barring the 5th fret, then the 7th, then moving the right hand to the E string barre the 5th, 6th, and 8th frets, etc?
Is there a reason we don't do this or is it more of an accepted orthodoxy?