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fadisharif
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09/27/2004 1:24 pm
Hi everyone, this is my first post here, and I admit I'm a NOoOB , anyway, I was practising "nothing else matters" by metallica, then I didn't know how to place my fingers to play the
------0-------0-----
------5-------5-----
------5-------5-----
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------2-------3-----
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chords , either my hand is too small and my fingers are short, :( or there's somthing else wrong... (by the way i'm 174cm, male, avarage hands size)

Plz you pro-guitarists, help me...

Thanx a lot....
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09/27/2004 1:44 pm
Do it which ever way works or seems like the most natural and, as ever...

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fadisharif
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09/27/2004 1:49 pm
Well, the problem is i didn't do it anytime with any condition to keep practising it. I tried using the 3rd and 4th fingers to the 2 5th frets, and the index finger to the second fret but it didn't work :(
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09/27/2004 1:59 pm
well - but thats exactly the way you are supposed to do it.
keep trying and you´ll get the hang of it.

since the note on the 5th fret b-string is the same as the open e you could leave it away - makes the chord sound less full tho.

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09/27/2004 2:12 pm
I play it with the ring and pinky on the G and B strings, respectively, and the index plays the two notes on the A string (B and C).

If I remember correctly, it was a pain for me to learn that intro section, but hours of practice spread out over a few days solved it for me.
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fadisharif
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fadisharif
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09/27/2004 2:29 pm
thanx guys, u really helped. I'll spend my time today trying it . u win't see me till I get it right ;) , thanx again
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09/27/2004 6:47 pm
Originally Posted by: fadisharifWell, the problem is i didn't do it anytime with any condition to keep practising it. I tried using the 3rd and 4th fingers to the 2 5th frets, and the index finger to the second fret but it didn't work :(


Why not? could you simply not reach that far? Because that won't be a problem after a while. Everyone has reaching problems in the beginning.
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fadisharif
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09/27/2004 8:48 pm
Originally Posted by: Jolly McJollyson.... Because that won't be a problem after a while. Everyone has reaching problems in the beginning.



Well, That's a relief.
I thought that it's a sticky problem, today after 1.5 hours practising I managed to play the chords mentioned but slowly....
:)
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09/27/2004 9:14 pm
Ya, I've only been playing guitar for about 2 yrs, so I'm still kind of a begginer but when I first started I REALLY had stretching problems, especially since I am small and have very small hands, I still have reaching problems
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09/28/2004 6:00 am
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09/30/2004 3:37 am
That was one of the more complicated songs that I tried to learn and that stretch that your talking about took me months to learn. I got so frustrated with it that I wanted to quit but I enjoyed the song so much that I kept at it and finally got it. iIt ain't easy but it sure is worth it when you get it. :o
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