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Power Chord Detail
Late beginner here, still getting through the initial 30-day Challenge part of TAC. Having fun and making some progress. Working on the ADG (5th string) Power Chord, it’s totally awkward trying to stretch my middle finger up to the low E string to deaden it the way Tony does it in his video. I’ve found it’s much easier to just push my index finger (on the A string) up slightly so that it just touches that low E string to keep it quiet. Does anyone else do it this way? It feels better/easier to me, but I don’t want to develop that habit now if there’s some reason I shouldn’t do it that way later in my learning journey. Any thoughts from more advanced players? Thanks!
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It’s generally fine to adapt the lesson to what works best for you. Tony usually shows you things “as a suggestion” but do your individual thing. Occasionally he’ll want you to use the same fingering but then he’ll typically tell you that. I always try to do things his way but I’ll deviate from it if and when I want.
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Thanks Pete. I try to focus on the bigger picture, but don’t want to get into the habit of something if it’s “wrong”. It sounds like this might just be a personal preference thing, but I’ll try to do it his way sometimes too. Maybe it will become more comfortable. I appreciate the response, and how active you seem to be around here.
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I know Tony pretty well from watching the Challenges videos for 2 full years now. Once you have seen him that much, all the times he talks off topic and on the topic, you get a much bigger picture perspective.
He promotes individuality, doing things your way and specifies when to follow him exactly. That doesn’t mean your way will always be good, you may well come around to doing it the way Tony showed you. But, you will learn something from trying it your own way so it’s rarely going to be all bad.
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I have found that most, if not all, of his ‘tricks’ are challenging at first, but end up being useful further down the road. I would spend time on both techniques, just my humble opinion.
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I was hoping to hear I’m not the only one doing it this way, but you’re right, I should probably at least keep trying it both ways. Thanks for the reply.
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