"...middle finger on c6, the ring finger on c4, the little finger on d3 and the index finger on c1."
No good either. No graceful way to resolve to the b4 without losing the c1. Two ways that have worked for me;
1. Tuck the index finger on c4, (Squeezing in under the middle finger on c6) ring finger on c1, little finger on d3. Index easily slides back to resolve on b4.
2. Distal segment partial barre of the middle finger; covers both c6 and c4- allow barre to bend, releasing c4 to resolve to the b4 fingered with the index finger, while keeping middle finger tip on the c6 only, maintaining the bass line. (Other fingers same as above).
Number 2 was somewhat harder to master, but really is now almost easy. Much more doable for this voicing in the more restricted, higher positions. Like the LH thumb fingerings, partial barres with fingers other than index are also foreign to Classical Guitar training- at least in my youth. VERY much a Jazz & other styles technique.
I tried the left thumb on c6, using my narrow necked steel string guitar- but, having no personal background in this technique, found it utterly impossible. As mentioned, pulls the other fingers out of easy action.
Not to downgrade the technique itself, I'm just not trained/practiced in it; and none of my lutes- even the 6 course- are quite suitable. The "St. Louis Tickle" in Dave van Ronk's guitar adaptation, is a technical monster not dissimilar to the chord voicings of Melchior Newsidler. I made it work on my 6 course lute, using my normal left hand fingering, but found out that Dave van Ronk could easily finger not only the 6th string of his guitar with his left thumb, but also the 5th! Different hands, different instruments, different capabilities-
DW On 4/28/2018 1:07 AM, Matthew Daillie wrote:
middle finger on c6, the ring finger on c4, the little finger on d3 and the index finger on c1
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