They don't require alot of finger pressure like acoustics,so the movable barre shapes are alittle easier, (like the E and F shapes) and you have to be careful about bumping strings you don't want to play, because that mess will come out thru the amp. Also, you have to mute at the proper time because of the sustain, or the chord or note will just keep ringing, but this is more about technique than anything. (like palm muting) I've found that you can't play the electric with the same techniques as you would the acoustic. The electric, in many ways, requires alot less skill in my opinion. The hardest part is knowing which pickups to use to get a fatter or skinnier tone(bridge, neck, or both) How much overdrive to use to get the right crunch, and which effects to use. If you can play the barre shape chords, you can do I/IV/V blues shuffle rhythms alot easier, you can mute the chord with light finger pressure, and the fingering on the shapes stays basically the same, and you can move all over the neck. You could do this with the acoustic as well, it's just harder because of the pressure needed to properly sound the chord clearly.