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I have been playing like this over many years, so much so that this feels comfortable and when i try to correct it my right hand starts to pain. I really just came to know that i was playing wrong when I was having a hard time muting strings. How do i correct this. As you can see my whole hand rests on the bottom and then it curves up and I extend my fingers to play. any help appreciated Thanks!

Just some background, I've been playing piano almost my entire life, so my left hand is already quite flexible. However my hands are on the small side. I'm a female player with a thin build, so I have to do many adjustments to make things sound good. Usually I can find a solution. I purchased a Martin Jr. Dreadnought (15/16 size) and that has already helped immensely. My question is, should I hold on to hope to master this moveable 6th string two chord? I have tried and failed and I have doubts that I can get my left hand more flexible than it already is. What I've tried: Option 1: muting the 5 of the chord on the A string with the second finger, then using the 4th finger to play the root on the D string. This leaves me with a R-R-2 voicing. Option 2: Play the 5 on the A string with my 4th finger, but then using the fourth finger to mute the doubled root on the D string. Second option gives me a R-5-2 voicing. I figure if I need to sacrifice a note, might as well be that doubled root. I like the second way better because that 2 against the 5 is what gives it that dissonant perfect interval texture. If I mute the 5, then that beautiful overlapping perfect 4th and 5th sound is absent.

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