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guthrie uses 3 fingers instead of 4

 
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rich2k4



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:28 am    Post subject: guthrie uses 3 fingers instead of 4 Reply with quote

one thing i noticed about guthrie, is that when he plays fast, he only uses 3 fingers. sparingly 4. Any reason for this?
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 4:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Big, long fingers! Wink Seriously, he'll cover 4~5 frets (especially in the upper register) with 3 fingers when most of us would need to use the pinky. I'd say doing so also facilitates string-bending with the strong ring finger.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

if you watch enough you'll also see that his 4th finger comes in often to reach notes higher up

I spent years conditioning myself to finger per fret and 3nps systems, then when i began to incorporate pentatonic 3nps into my playing i found the only way to incorporate it naturally was to throw the rulebook away
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 7:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I also think that if that if you're really improvising, then it's often useful to have one finger in reserve. Otherwise you can run out at an inconvenient moment and then need to move your whole hand for that extra note.

Worth noting McLaughlin doesn't use the pinky much either. He can play a bit too. Although, it may not be for the same reason. Smile

On the subject of technical efficiency, anyone else think it's odd the way Al DeMeola flaps his fingers all over the shop. Don't know how he manages to get them down on time at all. Whereas, some shredders hardly, visibly, move them at all.
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