Help With Finger Positioning

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Help With Finger Positioning

Unread post by jebro » Tue Dec 17, 2002 7:28 pm

i was wondering how i should play the following example. i've seen it a couple of times in the tabs on this site. any tips on playing it would help a lot.

e: 9
B: 9
G: 9
D: 8
A: 9
E:

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Unread post by ticohans » Tue Dec 17, 2002 7:33 pm

jebro, almost all of those chord formations are played like this:

(numbers represent fingers, with pointer being 1 and pinky 4)

3
3
3
1
2

the 333 bit is a bar with the ring finger. if you're not used to it, it can be tricky at first, but with practise you'll get the hang of it.

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Unread post by MattyTrane » Tue Dec 17, 2002 8:21 pm

that one feels really wierd at first, so itl take some gettin used to.

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Unread post by jebro » Wed Dec 18, 2002 2:13 pm

alright i will do some practicing. thanks for the help guys.

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