Good to know I'm not the only one who notices this... also good to know I'm not the only one who compares actual six-stringing to the layout of notes on Guitar Hero and Rock Band. My pals (who don't play guitar) used to give me a lot of static for wanting to compare playing an instrument to playing a game.
I always thought the programmers on guitar games where the layout feels natural must have actually been guitar players, or they ask for input from guitar players. This was part of what hooked me when I played the first two GH games. It was sorta like playing the songs with a band, only I didn't get that "oh sh*t" feeling if I dropped a note!
