Hey all,
I'm new to guitar having started about 8 weeks ago. Recently I subscribed to GuitarTricks and things are progressing well, with one irritating exception: the D chord.
I have been practising every day using the normal fingering finger 1 on string 3, 2 on string 1, and 3 on string 2. This is far more comfortable for me and I manage to keep string 1 down correctly 100 % of the time. While with the traditional way of playing it, my number 2 finger can't seem to bend enough at the first joint and I have to push it over to press down with the top of my nail as you can see in the picture
My alternative finger arrangement works perfectly for me, as shown in the link here
But is this alternative method going to be a problem with some chord progressions in the future? So far I have found it easy to change to D from Em, E, Am, to G and back.
What do you think? Should I persevere with the traditional finger arrangement? Can I do my own thing, or is there a way of managing my fingers better so that I can play it the traditional way?