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Old 02-08-2020, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Deliberate1 View Post
As I make my early way into the world of barre chords, I sometimes have this urge to overlay my middle finger on top of the index for added compression. I have seen many videos of players who do this. But I am concerned that it may be a crutch that I will have to unlearn.
Your thoughts?
Thanks.
David
Perfectly fine (and smart) to do that where it fits in with the current notes required in the piece.
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