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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!
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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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John Petrucci has some great insights. Check out the whole series.