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Originally Posted by Arthur Blake

I started out playing a lot of thumb over bass F chord and thumb over bass D7 chord blues songs, but recently for fingerstyle am discovering the joy of that untraveled back half of the neck for thumb position.

Going back behind the center of the neck with the thumb places the fingers even more vertically, making it even easier to fret the strings and sound chords cleanly and it seems to put less stress on my elbow.

Only recently that I ever tried this much less find success with it. Anyone else?

Hi AB
Two things as a teacher I personally learned and teach are to glide the thumb behind the neck when you can, and elevate the headstock to between chin and nose high.

Both these created a much more relaxed fretting hand style for me.