Marvin Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Do you play it using Index and ring finger or Index and little finger? Just asking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTaff Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 For a song like Uprising by Muse I play index and ring but otherwise it depends on what came before & what comes next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobematt Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Usually little, whichever finger is closest to the note usually though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 First five frets or so - little finger Simandl style. The rest - ring finger 1FPF style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rOB Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 [quote name='MrTaff' timestamp='1352141894' post='1859312'] it depends on what came before & what comes next. [/quote] this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 I use my nose and chin. Truckstop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 [quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1352143310' post='1859346'] I use my nose and chin. Truckstop [/quote] Highly amusing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 [quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1352143310' post='1859346'] I use my nose and chin. Truckstop [/quote] Short strap then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Nope, low face. Truckstop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Generally index and little fingers because it's less of a strain on the hand especially in the lower positions. At the top of the neck I sometimes play index/ring or middle/little if it's brief,but for the most part I still use index/little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfisher Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Index and little. I struggle to span two frets at the best of times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted November 5, 2012 Author Share Posted November 5, 2012 I always thought I was wimping out by using index and little. I can stretch to use my ring finger, but it's not particularly comfortable and doesn't always sound good tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 [quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1352145288' post='1859402'] I always thought I was wimping out by using index and little. I can stretch to use my ring finger, but it's not particularly comfortable and doesn't always sound good tbh. [/quote] One-finger-per-fret is more of a guideline than a rule... I go with whatever's comfortable for whatever position I'm in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]One-finger-per-fret kind of goes out the window below about 5th position. I seem to recall an article by Jeff Berlin where he recommended backing up your pinky with your 3rd finger in the lower positions - the pinky makes the note, but most of the hard work of holding the string down is done by the 3rd. [/font][/color] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 [quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1352141039' post='1859301']...Playing root octave...[/quote] Wot, on the same string, like..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 I use index and little finger, but usually put one of two fingers 'behind' my little finger for strength. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneknob Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Index and ring, or thumb (not slapped) and middle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coilte Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 [quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1352145288' post='1859402'] I always thought I was wimping out by using index and little. I can stretch to use my ring finger, but it's not particularly comfortable and doesn't always sound good tbh. [/quote] It is not a case of "macho versus wimp". You are playing music, so play in way that is both comfortable and is not going to cause injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Whatever gets the best articulation, depends what comes before and after, and where on the neck it is. Usually index/little or index/ring, but use middle/little sometimes too, especially up the top end of the neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 (edited) Took me a while to get that you were talking about the fretting hand :-D Anyway, I'm a bit of a stickler for one finger per fret, and I find that with practice, index and ring is both comfortable and articulate. If playing the Phrygian or locrian modes, the second/ninth octave would be played with middle/pinky respectively. Edited November 6, 2012 by Roland Rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.I. Joe Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Personally - index and little if its at the bottom end of the neck. More likely to use my ring finger above the 7th fret. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneknob Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 [quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1352221194' post='1860358'] Took me a while to get that you were talking about the fretting hand :-D [/quote] Oh. I didn't spot that at all. In that case, whatever makes sense at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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