Do you hear an A chord in here, plus a drop D fingering question

[zhunter]

BTW, OP of course you can play it as you choose. My opinion of what sounds right is probably different and maybe in a different context. FWIW, Curtis was known to play tuned to black keys on the piano - F# A# C# F# A# F#. So voicings in standard tuning may not quite hit the mark.

hunter