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manXcat
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manXcat
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04/12/2019 7:23 am

It's fine brother. You'll want both in your repertoire eventually in any case.

As you alluded earlier, you'll alternate between playing both in song progressions depending upon which facilitates any particular progression. I do. After a time, both will feel so completely natural and be so automatic when you're playing, cognizance won't be necessary nor occur without directing deliberate attention to it. Same holds true for many progressions IME.

For instance, unusually even I use an open Bm for CCR's "Who'll Stop The Rain" instead of a barre because it better facilitates the fingering of the quick change in the second verse from G to Bm to C on the higher action heavier string gauge of an acoustic as well as sounding better unamplified. I can do either and often do, especially on electric where it's just as easy to also alternate with barred G, Bm & C, but the open Bm is definitely and easier faster change to facilitate on acoustic or when using open chords for G & C.