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I've wondered about this too but I just ended up thinking that the shape we know and love is just because it is more comfortable to hold and rest on the knee. Also just because we all know and love the shape. It's like if they bring out a very different looking car, with odd shape or odd light positions. No-one likes it cos it doesn't look like a car.

And maybe the whole resembling the female curves thing has more to do with it than we like to admit.

Now, come on, some smarty pants, and tell me it's all to do with tone and sound quality.

I hear the church are introducing new low fat communion wafers.

They're called........

Can't believe it's not Jesus.

Ok maybe this'll only work in the UK.

Tune the E string down until it sounds  the same as the D string but 1 octave lower.

I try not to but I always end up swearing like a b*st**d!

It does depend on where I am though. Every Monday morning I say to myself that I'm not going to swear today. After being in my work for five minutes or so something always slips out.

Never in front of my mother or my daughter.

Come along with me to Love Street, Paisley (home of the famous Paisley Saint Mirren) of a Saturday afternoon and I'll give you lessons on swearing.

Love playing "It's All About You" by McFly.

Ssssshhhhhhh

I use a capo quite often and was thinking of buying one of those G7th Performance ones as shown here:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/G7TH-PERFORMANCE- … dZViewItem

Has anyone any opinions on these?

It is just a plain old D major.

Playing guitar should be fun. No matter what level you are at. There is nothing better (for me) than learning a favourite song and then hearing it coming from my fingers. I'll admit to still being uncomfortable with a couple of chords and if I can make it easier to have fun by simlpy using a capo then I'll not hesitate. Same for changing key. Some may think it's cheating but while I'm still working on perfecting some chords then in order to have fun, rock out or sing-a-long then I'll capo when I feel like it.

Of course all this doesn't mean I'll not keep practicing the uncomfortable chords. Of course I will. But in the mean time it's nice to end a hard session with a bit of fun. Or it's fantastic to have a sing song with your friends and family. Capo please!

Cheers

In Frankster's defense there is only 1 finger of a difference and all that involves is lifting your middle finger. Same form. Know what you mean.

Oh, and well done Zurf. I still hate the 6th Root minor barre chords. But like you they are coming along nicely.

Soup Dragons

I have a confession to make.

About 80% of the time i use x33211. But then, I'm just a clown messing about for fun and quite rarely to an audience. Still learning, still loving it.

Someone in another post suggests this fingering...

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Still technically F.