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What works best for me, and most ergonomic for me, is 1-1-2 or 2-3-4 depending on what comes prior and/or after. For me, in just about all circumstances that provides the most economy of motion.
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I use the 1-2-3 fingering your instructor recommends. I never had lessons; this is just what I found made sense while I was learning on my own. I've seen other players do different things on the A chord, including James Taylor. I've never been comfortable with other approaches after trying them.
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My default has always been 234 though I do use other fingerings occasionally.
It was what my main instructor suggested. He really was a great teacher (something are really only came to appreciate later) At the time he said something like it was building a foundation for the future learning. Same for 234 on open G. Actually at one time he even had me practicing making all the 2 and 3 note open chords, even C and D (yikes) w/o my index finger. When it came time for me to start working on bar chords and “flat” keys turned out he was right! Never had a problem with Bb or pretty much any of the rest of them. |
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I can't remember where my own 234 choice - on both A and G - came from, but certainly not a teacher. Probably the fingering given in a chord dictionary back then, although that makes it surprising that it seems such a rare choice now (among folks here anyway).
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If a player is first learning guitar or is a long time player who is content to strum chords then playing one of the varieties of "Mel Bay A" will work fine. After playing 55 years I had to pick up my guitar to even evaluate my use of the A chord form. Since I play chords interlaced with playing melodic notes the majority of time, it's almost always strings 2,3,4 bridged at the second fret with the index finger. The middle, ring, and pinky fingers are then utilized to play higher notes the majority of the time. Last edited by Rudy4; 07-26-2022 at 08:37 AM. |
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If you fingerstyle and/or do a lot of hammering of chords, and play a lot of alternative versions of chords, then the 'new' A is superior. As Barry said, it's not that new. I started using it probably 25 years back. For instance using the 'new' fingering, one can play the progression | A | AM7 | A7 | A7sus A7 | without repositioning the fretting hand, or even switching up fingers. Just involves moving, lifting a finger, or dropping a pinky. You can also move from a standard D chord, leave finger 1 in place and just drop the other two forming the A right around it. There is no harm in learning several ways to form that combination of strings-n-fingers. Even though this specific usage is for position 1 chords, the pattern is useful for rhythm and lead playing up the neck as well. |
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Hmm..l never gave it much thought,, but the barre A is most easy,, but it's hard not to mute high E.. and 123 is a more fun for SUS, and also moving to related sus chords.. and weird open 7maj chords.. it is just a better one to have in the bag... it just sets you up for quicker changes and embellishments.. mho
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The "new" fingering is my old fingering I learned 40 years ago. I don't see any advantage to 123. 213 lets the pinky reach the low E for a seventh though.
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Another vote for the ring finger covering all three strings. For me that's just the easiest but I see a lot of players using the forefinger as well.
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With a left hand like mine, I bloody hate the A chord, or any barre chords for that matter , and a good few other chord shapes to boot! I'm sort of stuck with 234 to play the full open A, but very rarely go there. I'll fudge it in some way; like by using 2x3 or picking the melody at that point, or cross picking so that I can just hold a partial chord. There are lots of ways to skin a cat when you have to. Most importantly, my audience doesn't notice or care one hoot!
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When I progressed a bit - say 5 years ago (I plateaud early amd deep...) - my approach turned out to be quite beneficial.
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111 mostly. As someone else said, it's the most rock n roll
I do recommend trying 1444 for A-shape chords up the neck. It seems most people use 1333 but I found 1444 is much more comfortable once you get used to it. |