Without beating a dead horse, I have some extra practice time this year. I've been away from the cafe for a while, and it's nice to be back.
To dive right into the question, I have difficulty with the version of the A chord that's just the G and D strings at the second fret. It seems like it should be the simplest version of that chord to play, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to hold down the two pairs of strings without impinging on the near side A string as well, or turning my fingertip in a way that I end up pressing the G and D strings in the center, and buzzing on the G and D strings on the outside. It's a little frustrating.
Should I be trying to bend that last finger joint at a more extreme angle to lay it flat across the strings, and build up the strength to make it work? It feels like injury lies down that road...
Anyway, for practicality's sake, what I do now is add the third and forth fingers on the high strings for the chord and don't have to worry about muting them lower down.
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