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Jonti
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Jonti
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Joined: 11/23/07
Posts: 5
12/17/2009 10:59 pm
Hello,

Wondered if anyone could help me.

I've been playing a good while, but mainly chords etc. and have recently tried improve my lead playing. However, my ring finger's third joint has a natural tendancy to bend towards the fretboard when playing any single note stuff. This was fine for a half barre, or maybe say an A-shape barre chord, but causes problems for single note runs. Is this normal or do I have to retrain it to be almost at right angles to the fretboard when playing?

Any advice would be welcome.

Cheers.
J