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Guitar chord forum - chordie → Acoustic → Help playing the Guitar with my best two fingers
I am a right handed player, Im Missing the first joint (distle) on my index finger and first joint (diestl) on my Middle finger on my left hand. I have all five fingers but in can not make a good C,F or G. Is there a cord book for a two finger player? And a songbook in can practices with. I am a beginer again, I played 40 years ago, and I want to play again. Can you help
Wolfman111
Hi Wolfman and welcome to Chordie,
Have you considered becoming a left handed player. One of our Honoured Members here suffered a left hand injury some years ago, switched to being a lefty and is now a professional musician. The change over will be difficult, like starting all over again, but the benefit of being able to play properly should make it worthwhile.
Roger
Can you play a barred B chord?
If you're actually missing the last part of your finger that's got to be tuff. Are your fingers long in general? Are you able to compensate for the missing inch?
Django Reinhardt had very limited use of his 3rd and 4th finger on his fretting hand.
Jerry Garcia and Phil Keaggy were missing most of their middle fingers, but on their strumming hand.
Tony Iommi was missing half the tips of two of his fingers due to a work accident. That was his fretting hand.
I didn't read these but ran across them:
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f21/missi … nd-541956/
http://www.folkofthewood.com/page2469.htm
http://www.all-guitar-chords.com/topic.php?id=130
Where there's a will there's a way!!!!!!
Maybe try playing slide guitar? Don't be discouraged though Django was amazing.
Might try too play left handed,or even give some thought too playing the bass guitar.
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