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usa4cc
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usa4cc
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01/12/2021 8:07 pm
Originally Posted by: Carl King

It looks like your middle finger is definitely bending in an unusual way, and pretty cramped up. Here's a random D major chord I found on Google:

https://www.uberchord.com/blog/d-chord-on-guitar-chord-shapes-major-scale-popular-songs-in-key-of-d/

My urge would be to straighten the fingers out a bit more, scoot the palm closer to the headstock.

-Carl.

Thank you, Carl!

How about this?

Incorrect way: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AjZAZpuzqUosgtp6Jp8F9tTycYxn3Q?e=s4g6UI

Corrected: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AjZAZpuzqUosgtp7YPsZ39l-mUCxEw?e=eL9RsV