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Originally Posted by fireblade
BTW its easier to bend the strings away from the nut, hence around the 8-16th frets is the easiest place to play vibrato.
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That's so true for chords.
There is another type of vibrato I am trying to learn which is with the fingers, hand and wrist all fixed and shaking the note using the forearm with the thumb not touching the guitar. It's a blues thing (Clapton, et al). You're using the weight of the guitar to do it. Much easier standing up, but it sounds great. The whole guitar shakes.
I think it's worth poiniting out like Walnut said, that it depends on what you want to play. eg if you want to do the Angus Young vibrato, or BB Kings, expect to spend some time on it. It's about imitating if you're doing covers. How deep, fast, etc do they do it? You'll usually see vibrato along the string in classical guitar and acoustically.
As for shaking chords, depending on the chord, it can require lots of strength, so it might be difficult for a while.
What is your goal with it? Style, songs, etc.