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Originally Posted by 1neeto
Interesting way to finger the A, never thought of doing it that way. I do it the traditional 234 because I like the free index to go to E or F#m. But I see how your fingering can make an even easier transition to E since all you have to do is slide the index back one fret.
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The 2-1-3 fingering of A major provides more room as the index rides slightly above 2 and 3 in the fret box. MUCH more comfortable and easier to avoid muting the adjacent strings. That index finger provides sort of a pivot point and anchor so 2, 3 or 4 have a better feel for where they need to go. C and F are basically a variation the Gmajor fingering. I know a lot of guys finger G as 2-1-3 or 2-1-4, but I believe that that method of fingering should be a secondary/alternate fingering as it takes the hand out of first position, removing the lateral feel of the chord changes and is less efficient. IMO neither variation of the G major is harder to learn at the beginning, but if you start with 2-1-3 then 3-2-4 seems far too foreign later on, but I believe 3-2-4 offers an easier transition to learn walking bass from the Gmajor and as you can see, easier to learn and transition from G to C and F (or back). JMO