How do I finger this C9 chord?

Airlane1979 · Post by **Airlane1979** » Wed Jun 03, 2020 3:07 pm

I'm trying to play a C Dominant 9th chord in the lowest position as in the attached image. It seems impossible to finger correctly. There's no way I can get my second finger to bend onto the fifth (A) string while my third finger is holding down the 1st, 2nd and 3rd strings. How is it done?

polyal · Post by **polyal** » Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:56 pm

bend all your fingers at the first joint so that they are all parallel and flat on the fingerboard
+stop the sixth string also with your 2nd finger ...just bending it enough ( at the 2nd joint ) so it doesnt dampen the 4th string
probably keep your fingers at 45 / 60 deg to the fretboard but defo not 90