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hurdy_gurdyman - Posted - 09/22/2025: 09:26:52
is there a simplified way to play an F chord in double D tuning? My arthritic finger can't do a full chord there anymore. I've been cheating and just playing a melody note there but am not happy with this anymore.
Dave
carlb - Posted - 09/22/2025: 10:44:06
I'm not sure what you mean by a full chord. The simplest way to make an F chord is to bar the 3rd fret, as best you can or as many strings as you can, and use one finger on the 5th fret of the 1st string.
trapdoor2 - Posted - 09/22/2025: 16:43:11
Since you can't make the barre, try fretting 3035 (4th thru 1st), that gives you the 1st and 3rds (FAFa).
hurdy_gurdyman - Posted - 09/25/2025: 09:53:54
I can make the bar OK, it just has the chord up several frets from the other chords I do when singing and doesn't sound as pleasant to me as when doing the rest of the chords down on the first three frets.. It's awkward doing 3035, but if I don't strike the fourth string, 035 is fairly easy for me to do, and it sounds better than doing the bar at the 5th fret to my ears. I think I'll try practicing this way and see what happens.
Thanks for the replies.
Dave
hurdy_gurdyman - Posted - 09/29/2025: 11:06:06
That actually sounds pretty good, and not much harder to play. Thanks!
Dave
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