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capo or bar the 3rd fret and play a C chord works also ![]()
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Or play some of the notes way up near the 12th fret. It might sound funny, but it'd be open.
- Zurf
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Major 7ths, using the Emaj 7th shape. 021100, G maj 7th would be 354433. A good alternative is 3x443x.
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I personally find B difficult if played the orthodox way, because my hands are proportionate to my 6'4" - 250 lb frame. They're not like Chris Squire's or anything (bassist for "Yes") but cramming 3 fingers next to each other on the fret board is only possible on my classical (2" wide @ the nut). As a number have suggested, reconfiguring ones fingers is sometimes the only solution. For A and B, I now invert the knuckle of the middle finger to cover the D and G strings, and then put the ring finger on the B to complete the shape.
The opening instrumental section of "Blood on the Rooftops" (Genesis) also contains a couple of odd / difficult ones which aren't any charts I've seen. A combination of practice and experimenting with which fingers to use will eventually solve any of them.
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