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AVoiceOfReason · 08-16-2005, 11:36 AM

It takes practice to get your index finger where it will keep all of the strings down. You MAY be able to cheat in the beginning and put your thumb on the top bass string --if you are playing an F formation, for example.

The other thing that comes to mind is that your guitar may not have the easy action necessary to be able to do it; my first one wasn't, as the strings were set high above the fretboard. In such a case, you can play the chord, but don't hit the top string.

08-16-2005, 11:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
AVoiceOfReason Psycho Location: Greenwood, Arkansas	It takes practice to get your index finger where it will keep all of the strings down. You MAY be able to cheat in the beginning and put your thumb on the top bass string --if you are playing an F formation, for example. The other thing that comes to mind is that your guitar may not have the easy action necessary to be able to do it; my first one wasn't, as the strings were set high above the fretboard. In such a case, you can play the chord, but don't hit the top string. __________________ AVOR A Voice Of Reason, not necessarily the ONLY one.