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Kevin Taylor
Guitar Tricks Instructor
Joined: 03/05/00
Posts: 4,722
Kevin Taylor
Guitar Tricks Instructor
Joined: 03/05/00
Posts: 4,722
03/18/2006 3:11 pm
You're probably still out of tune. When you play the chord, the 6th and 4th string should be exactly an octave apart so that's the first thing I'd check. And if you don't have an electronic tuner, now's the time to get one.