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Aug 3 2011, 08:40 PM
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Hey all
I have a question regarding fretting hand positioning. I'm doing this Lesson at the moment. https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guit...inger-work-out/ If you click on Lesson step 3, you can see the way he positions his hand/fingers. Its as if the finger are pointing down the neck of the guitar, towards the bridge. The way i do it is by placing my thumb around the center of the neck, and have my fingers almost at a 90 degree angle to the neck. But if you notice, you can see my pinky almost touches the fret with the side of the finger, instead of the tip of the finger. (It does this because of the rather large stretch though, normal at touches with the tip.) Well, what i want to know is, do i need to work on my positioning? Should i learn to do it, like he does it in his video? |
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Aug 3 2011, 09:11 PM |
Well, there isn't only one way for this. You are using a more technical position that gives you more capability of big stretches while Dejan is using a position that makes you have more strength on your fingers. Both positions are ok, and I sincerely change from one to the other depending on what I'm going to play. So I recommend you to practice both positions...
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Aug 4 2011, 10:52 AM |
that position looks good for what you are doing there, but don't forget that depending on what you are playing your position is gonna change. Sometimes you need your thumb all the way above the neck, or sometimes you need as close to the first string as possible.
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