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Originally Posted by Noodler
I don't know if you ever feel comfortable enough to play blues shuffles in a key like G all night, do you? Would anyone here feel comfortable doing that?
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When Status Quo play a concert, that is effectively what they are doing all night long. I've been thinking it must be possible.
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Originally Posted by Noodler
This may seem like a weird idea, but ever considered a capo? Either that, or try playing higher up the neck. So instead of G at the 3rd fret, you can play G at the 10th fret of the A string. I find it much more comfortable. I use both of these ideas because I have stubby fingers, and a bad elbow. I mean I just wouldn't even try a shuffle at the 2nd or 1st frets standing up. . If you love keys like G, there are also open tuning options. Just throwing ideas out there, all of which I have seen done.
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I have been moving up an down the neck, with varied results. It's the pinky-stretch at the top of the neck that gets me. Lower down I have less trouble. Also, an open root string helps, since I don't have that stretch between first and fourth finger.
Really, just hearing that other people's arms ache like hell after 5 minutes of shuffling would be rather consoling. It would mean I am normal.