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re: Official: Guitar beginners question and answer thread.

Posted on 2/19/20 at 12:00 pm to
Posted by LanierSpots
Sarasota, Florida
Member since Sep 2010
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Posted on 2/19/20 at 12:00 pm to
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You playing the 5-8 with pointer and pinky or pointer and ring?



Trying both. Pointer and pinky looks the most realistic.
Posted by jdd48
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2012
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Posted on 2/19/20 at 12:06 pm to
I personally play it with pointer-pinky. As you've probably experienced, it may take a while to get your pinky dexterity up. Keep at it though - it does come eventually.
Posted by awestruck
Member since Jan 2015
10961 posts
Posted on 2/22/20 at 10:37 am to
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quote:
You playing the 5-8 with pointer and pinky or pointer and ring?



Trying both. Pointer and pinky looks the most realistic.
May help to adjust your thumb placement.

I've never been one to unduly fret over adjusting my thumb. Sometimes it's center of back pushing up, or even lower, and other times gripping the neck tight like a baseball bat. Not going to bore (overload) you with when or why. Just suggesting that as your thumb goes up or down it might have a major impact on your where your wrist is.... and this dramatically impacts how far my fingers will stretch/span. Depends on the song and especially when doing leads.
This post was edited on 2/22/20 at 10:52 am
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