Bill's got it. Adrien le Roy makes it Kosher- but I would do it anyway.
Exceptions are the very rare wide, blocky finger tips that can actually
cover both courses (FOUR strings!) on the end. When Joseph Iadone's name
came up a few weeks ago, someone said that he had such fingers & could
nail those two courses straight away in that fashion- makes sense, such
fingers are more typical amongst double-bass players- and my oldest son
is in fact a bass player with such fingers.
Amongst my students I have encountered those who cannot hyperextend the
distal joint of the index finger so as to sufficiently clear the 1st
course; so while they train themselves to eventually- if possible- gain
the necessary flexibility (it really is the best- and sometime the only
way in some pieces- to play the 1st position E-flat chord) they either
do it 4-finger Neusidler style or drop the 3rd course b-flat- always an
option!
Far more difficult is the same partial barre done with the 2nd finger,
required for an E major chord 1/2 step higher. Dowland, Melchior
Neusidler, Bakfark, and a few other of the professional heavyweights
throw that one at us! 3-course partial barre with the 4th finger can be
useful at the 5th fret for some cadential situations. Only Jazz
guitarists seem to need that barre using the 3rd/ring finger.
Excellent practice for jumping in and out of the E-flat chord is Luis
Milan's "Pavana III". He has you jumping back and forth from E-flat to
A-flat at his tempo of "Compas algo apriesa"- somewhat fast.
Dan
On 9/9/2013 3:56 AM, William Samson wrote:
I would like to know too :)
I think the answer is a partial barree with the first finger, avoiding
fouling the first string. For me this needs a generous space between
first and second courses.
Any other suggestions?
Bill
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From: Edward C. Yong <edward.y...@gmail.com>;
To: Lute List <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>;
Subject: [LUTE] chord fingering
Sent: Mon, Sep 9, 2013 10:19:49 AM
Hi collective wisdom of lutenists!
is there a preferred fingering for this:
_0_
_1_
_1_
_2_
_3_
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everything feels awkward :(
Thanks everyone!
Edward Chrysogonus Yong
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