specific playing style question

[dillopod]

I just have a question about the way Dave plays some of his songs. On songs like Tripping Billies and Grey Street during the main sections of the songs there are only two notes being freted. When I look at the tabs for these songs, they seem so simple and I can easily play them with just
my first two fingers by sliding up and down the frests and they sound correct. Yet, on the videos and when Dave plays them, he uses all four fingers, spread throughout the frets in really weird and difficult positions to get the same notes. Is there some advantage to playing these songs like this or is it just the way he learned to play and is comfortable doing
so? Thanks for any feedback.

[Speenis]

I just have a question about the way Dave plays some of his songs. On songs like Tripping Billies and Grey Street during the main sections of the songs there are only two notes being freted. When I look at the tabs for these songs, they seem so simple and I can easily play them with just
my first two fingers by sliding up and down the frests and they sound correct. Yet, on the videos and when Dave plays them, he uses all four fingers, spread throughout the frets in really weird and difficult positions to get the same notes. Is there some advantage to playing these songs like this or is it just the way he learned to play and is comfortable doing
so? Thanks for any feedback.

I definitely think there is an advantage in playing them the way on this site. Especially Grey Street, he hits those chords pretty quickly and if you have to slide up with two fingers it doesn't sound as good IMO.

[DmbFanJason]

I played them all only with 2 fingers at first...trust me, in the long run, it's much easier to use all four. It's just the begining times you go through them that are the toughest. It will work better for you in the long run to use all your fingers.

[dillopod]

I think that part of my problem with these is that the tabs do not really show which fingers go where, just the notes that should be fretted. I guess I answer my own question with saying that I could watch the video but they are played so fast it's hard to pick out what's going on. I would love to see a tab of grey street or tripping billies with the finger numbers at the bottom of the tabs like some of the songs have.

[Tranman66]

I think that part of my problem with these is that the tabs do not really show which fingers go where, just the notes that should be fretted. I guess I answer my own question with saying that I could watch the video but they are played so fast it's hard to pick out what's going on. I would love to see a tab of grey street or tripping billies with the finger numbers at the bottom of the tabs like some of the songs have.

yes dmbtabs do. they dont show the obvious one, but difficult ones they do on this site.

[Grandpagotgame]

There's a definite advantage, you can strum a lot quicker. Plus it also looks way harder with four fingers so you can really impress some people on easy songs like grey street. And if you can't use four fingers already it will only take like a day for you to learn to do it.

[SpoonInSpoon]

i use two fingers for dave chords as well.

[Speenis]

Dave doesn't seem like the showy guitarist when he plays, so if he plays it a certain way there must be a reason for it, just my 2 cents.

[Davy28]

Of course, if you are playing with two guitars, one sliding and the other fretting sounds cool. Dave and Tim do that for the first few bars or satellite.

[MWR]

Dave doesn't seem like the showy guitarist when he plays, so if he plays it a certain way there must be a reason for it, just my 2 cents.

For the most part that's true but there are times when he makes things harder for no apparent reason.

[improv]

I'm all about what is comfortable and sounds good to me. I like playing gray street with the 2 finger option cause I think the slide gives it a bit more flavor when playing alone. The 4 finger option does have a cleaner sound to it though...which gets back to the preferance issue

[DMBFan63]

Dave doesn't seem like the showy guitarist when he plays, so if he plays it a certain way there must be a reason for it, just my 2 cents.

For the most part that's true but there are times when he makes things harder for no apparent reason.

I disagree. Usually the things he does that people consider harder is just because that seems like how he's used to playing guitar. Anything that there is an easier way, he probably just felt more comfortable playing it the way he did

[MWR]

Dave doesn't seem like the showy guitarist when he plays, so if he plays it a certain way there must be a reason for it, just my 2 cents.

For the most part that's true but there are times when he makes things harder for no apparent reason.

I disagree. Usually the things he does that people consider harder is just because that seems like how he's used to playing guitar. Anything that there is an easier way, he probably just felt more comfortable playing it the way he did

I knew I should have clarified more because someone would contradict me. Yes he's playing the way HE feels comfortable but logistically it's not the best way to do it.

[DMBFan63]

Dave doesn't seem like the showy guitarist when he plays, so if he plays it a certain way there must be a reason for it, just my 2 cents.

For the most part that's true but there are times when he makes things harder for no apparent reason.

I disagree. Usually the things he does that people consider harder is just because that seems like how he's used to playing guitar. Anything that there is an easier way, he probably just felt more comfortable playing it the way he did

I knew I should have clarified more because someone would contradict me. Yes he's playing the way HE feels comfortable but logistically it's not the best way to do it.

I understand that bro. I'm saying that to him, and likely to others, his way of playing things are the easier way

[i-am-me]

Dave doesn't seem like the showy guitarist when he plays, so if he plays it a certain way there must be a reason for it, just my 2 cents.

For the most part that's true but there are times when he makes things harder for no apparent reason.

I disagree. Usually the things he does that people consider harder is just because that seems like how he's used to playing guitar. Anything that there is an easier way, he probably just felt more comfortable playing it the way he did

I knew I should have clarified more because someone would contradict me. Yes he's playing the way HE feels comfortable but logistically it's not the best way to do it.

example? i can only think of granny...what else?