Topic: D Major fingering
I am having a really hard time playing D major without my fingers muting adjacent strings. I discovered that if I use my 2nd finger on the 2nd fret 3rd string and 3rd finger 2nd fret 1st string and my 4th finger (pinky) on the 3rd fret 2nd string I can play it cleanly. Am I wrong to change from the normal fingering to play chords when I can't get them to work with the standard fingering. I have been trying for days to play the D chord clean with the normal fingering and I can't get it to work. I don't have anyone in the town where I live, to show me how to place my fingers, so I don't mute the strings. I was thinking about driving 40 miles to the closest music store and bringing my guitar to see if the man there would show me what I am doing wrong. I don't feel that I have overly fat fingers or short fingers. I do have some callous buildup started on all my fingers. HELP, what should I do? I practice about 1 hour a day as often as I can.
Thanks,
Tony
I better learn to play fast, I'm already an old fart.