Help with fingering?
Posted: Thu May 15, 2014 10:36 am
Proper Fingering?
Being the “half fast” guitarist I've always been it's been tough on me to “catch” all the little nuisances Chet put in his pickin'. Like his use of demolished (dim) chords and open strings in those chords whenever he could fit them in. I, most generally, can “hear” them happening – but, rarely can figure out where he got them from. Sooo, I continue my trek into guitar mediocrity attempting to “grab” them out of a full bar chord. I end up with the “essence” of what he played – but, far short of neat way Chet went after them.
Even then when I think I have found where he “went” - a lot of times I have trouble playing them (up to speed) when there is a need to swap the positioning of the 2nd and 3rd fingers (left hand.) I'll admit that over the past 20 years they (the 2nd and 3rd fangers) have become a “little more” dexterous – but, even now it's a crap shoot if I can get them cleanly in “real time” – even with a LOT of practice.
Well, I've found another one that “I've just got to play” (talent, or not) and before I forget my lawn is growing like Iowa corn out in my front yard and commit the next few weeks to “practicing” what I think he did (instead of mowing) – I would like to ask you better players what the proper left hand “fingering” is to this one dim chord he used in Martha. (10.63 into the tune.)
The riff is just a quick A - to dragging his pick across that NEAT half step up “dim” - to E7.... Right?
Question: Assuming that I'm correct on the above – does he finger that “dim” chord with his “thumb” on the low E string, or his 2nd finger like the jazz players would?
A (hammering down and pulling off a 4th tone)
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--6 (2)-(hammer)-7 (4)-(pull off)-6 (2)--
--7 (3)----------------------------------------
--0---------------------------------------------
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Half step up Dim... (I think he “drags” his tpick over this chord) (Q: Thumb or 2nd fanger?)
-----------0-------
---7 (4)-----------
---6 (3)-----------
---5 (1)-----------
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---6 (T or 2?)----
E7 (I don't think he dragged his pick over this one – but, it sounds cool if you just drag yer little finger over it.)
----0-------------
----0-------------
----7 (3)---------
----6 (2)---------
----(mute)-------
----0--------------
OK, I know this is probably just child's play to you pros – but, before I spend a ton of time practicing this riff – just would like to know the “proper fingering.”
Thanks for your help,
Palmer
Being the “half fast” guitarist I've always been it's been tough on me to “catch” all the little nuisances Chet put in his pickin'. Like his use of demolished (dim) chords and open strings in those chords whenever he could fit them in. I, most generally, can “hear” them happening – but, rarely can figure out where he got them from. Sooo, I continue my trek into guitar mediocrity attempting to “grab” them out of a full bar chord. I end up with the “essence” of what he played – but, far short of neat way Chet went after them.
Even then when I think I have found where he “went” - a lot of times I have trouble playing them (up to speed) when there is a need to swap the positioning of the 2nd and 3rd fingers (left hand.) I'll admit that over the past 20 years they (the 2nd and 3rd fangers) have become a “little more” dexterous – but, even now it's a crap shoot if I can get them cleanly in “real time” – even with a LOT of practice.
Well, I've found another one that “I've just got to play” (talent, or not) and before I forget my lawn is growing like Iowa corn out in my front yard and commit the next few weeks to “practicing” what I think he did (instead of mowing) – I would like to ask you better players what the proper left hand “fingering” is to this one dim chord he used in Martha. (10.63 into the tune.)
The riff is just a quick A - to dragging his pick across that NEAT half step up “dim” - to E7.... Right?
Question: Assuming that I'm correct on the above – does he finger that “dim” chord with his “thumb” on the low E string, or his 2nd finger like the jazz players would?
A (hammering down and pulling off a 4th tone)
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
--6 (2)-(hammer)-7 (4)-(pull off)-6 (2)--
--7 (3)----------------------------------------
--0---------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
Half step up Dim... (I think he “drags” his tpick over this chord) (Q: Thumb or 2nd fanger?)
-----------0-------
---7 (4)-----------
---6 (3)-----------
---5 (1)-----------
--------------------
---6 (T or 2?)----
E7 (I don't think he dragged his pick over this one – but, it sounds cool if you just drag yer little finger over it.)
----0-------------
----0-------------
----7 (3)---------
----6 (2)---------
----(mute)-------
----0--------------
OK, I know this is probably just child's play to you pros – but, before I spend a ton of time practicing this riff – just would like to know the “proper fingering.”
Thanks for your help,
Palmer