This is safer M, trust me.....!
Greetings M,
Great pic!
Now then.......ahh yes, the bass player.......half-way between a drummer and a musician..... (I own a bass, by the way, but I'm a guitarist.....)
The nice thing with both those Am 11 shapes is that you can break them down (for example, play top three strings only, or other combinations) and this makes them less of a stretch. As you say, just omitting the thumb and letting the bass take care of the root isn't a bad idea....
On the course I used to give it to my stage 2's at the start of the year as part of their of exercise/practice regime, kinda like the next stage once you've mastered barre chords. Spread over a suitable period of time, it's a good way of 'opening up' the left hand and getting your fretting and wrist/LH thumb position just right. Good posture and playing position helps as well. This was when many student guitar straps suddenly got shorter......it's hard to play those kinda chords standing up if it's round your knees.....
Brian.
Greetings M,
Great pic!
Now then.......ahh yes, the bass player.......half-way between a drummer and a musician..... (I own a bass, by the way, but I'm a guitarist.....)
The nice thing with both those Am 11 shapes is that you can break them down (for example, play top three strings only, or other combinations) and this makes them less of a stretch. As you say, just omitting the thumb and letting the bass take care of the root isn't a bad idea....
On the course I used to give it to my stage 2's at the start of the year as part of their of exercise/practice regime, kinda like the next stage once you've mastered barre chords. Spread over a suitable period of time, it's a good way of 'opening up' the left hand and getting your fretting and wrist/LH thumb position just right. Good posture and playing position helps as well. This was when many student guitar straps suddenly got shorter......it's hard to play those kinda chords standing up if it's round your knees.....
Brian.
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