I agree, this is the best way to do this chord. More than that, it is important that you start applying this kind of fingering in other areas. Some call this a hinge barre or hinge chord. At first using your first finger to cover just a couple of strings seems more work than it is worth but once you get the hang of it the technique will simplify a lot of more difficult passages. Where you now may be using two fingers you could use one. It is even possible to play diminutions off of this configuration.
Vance Wood. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arto Wikla" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "TJ Sellari" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 2:19 AM Subject: [LUTE] Re: another fingering question > > Dear Tom > > On Tuesday 08 November 2005 07:07, TJ Sellari wrote: > > Is there a `standard' fingering for this: > > > > _a_ > > _b_ > > _b_ > > ___ > > _d_ > > ___ > > > Well, there is: You play a short barre with your forefinger (1) on the > two b's and the d is played by the ring finger (3). > > The difficulty comes from that you have to let the first string ring, > too. The size of your fingers and the spacing of the strings should be > in right proportion, which is not always the case. > > I remember, when I started practising this kind of chord shapes, how > hard it was. In a way I could manage it only after I started _believe_, > it really is possible... ;-) > > Arto > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
