alternative fingers

Street Sound · Post by **Street Sound** » Mon May 09, 2011 8:20 am

The chord D/F# was instructed to use thumb on the E string with the normal D chord

this wasn't working for me, the neck of my guitar is too wide.. so i decided to put my first (pointer) finger on the E and do a D chord with my second third an fourth fingers.. my fingers can do this but my brain doesn't like it.. any other way to do it?

jamesd74 · Post by **jamesd74** » Mon May 09, 2011 8:44 am

No but there are people on here that will advise you. I am sure there will be.

bigiain · Post by **bigiain** » Mon May 09, 2011 11:48 am

f= 1st finger 1st fret b string 2nd finger 2nd fret g string 3rd finger on 3rd fret a string and your last finger (pinky) on 3rd fret d string = f d= 1st finger on 2nd fret g string 2nd finger 2nd fret e string and 3rd finger on 3rd fret b string =d

jamesd74 · Post by **jamesd74** » Mon May 09, 2011 9:32 pm

Iain you are a mass of knowledge I wouldn't have known were to start.

Street Sound · Post by **Street Sound** » Mon May 09, 2011 11:10 pm

bigiain wrote:f= 1st finger 1st fret b string 2nd finger 2nd fret g string 3rd finger on 3rd fret a string and your last finger (pinky) on 3rd fret d string = f d= 1st finger on 2nd fret g string 2nd finger 2nd fret e string and 3rd finger on 3rd fret b string =d

Hi iain

thanks I understand how to do the chords individually but not as one.
The instructional vid shows a D/F# so a regular D with the addition of the thumb curled over the top to the second fret of the E string.
My thumb wont curl over (without straining my thumb).. so my alternative is to use my first finger there and rearrange my other fingers for the D chord.. seems like those are the only way to play the chord.. yet it's taking my brain a while to think "Dchord plus" and finger it in not the same way..

I hope I am being clear.

polyal · Post by **polyal** » Tue May 10, 2011 6:15 am

try also :bottom E ..2nd fret ( 2nd finger )
A..open
D..open
G..2nd fret ( 3rd finger )....play top 4 strings only (E/A/D/G)
...its esp easy to get there from G open chord
or add B..3rd fret (pinky)....play top 5 strings only (E/A/D/G/B)

if you play the first version and play all the strings ( with B/E open as well)you
get the second chord in the old chestnut ' horse with no name '...Em///D9??///........or pretty close

Hotwire · Post by **Hotwire** » Thu Jun 09, 2011 5:07 am

Barre it?