On 09/09/2013 17:29, Dan Winheld wrote:
Far more difficult is the same partial barre done with the 2nd finger,
required for an E major chord 1/2 step higher. Dowland, Melchior
Neusidler, Bakfark, and a few other of the professional heavyweights
throw that one at us! 3-course partial barre with the 4th finger can
be useful at the 5th fret for some cadential situations. Only Jazz
guitarists seem to need that barre using the 3rd/ring finger.
Try:
----f-------h----
----c------d----
----d------f-----
----e------f-----
----e------f-----
----c------d----
The first one is found in Francesco da Milano, Albert de Rippe, etc. Use
the 3rd finger for the notes on 4th and 5th course.
I can't remember where the second one occurs but it does. Use the 2nd
finger for all the notes of the 5th fret.
I'm very dubious about the idea that Neusidler didn't play the Eb chord
like everyone else. Only someone who had never played on gut strings
would think of using the 4th finger on the 5th course, though of course
there are times when it is even used on the 6th.
Martin
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