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Dmin - is it just me or
do a lot of y'all find the 1-2-4 fingering easier than 1--2-3..?
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I prefer the 1 2 4 also. It frees up the ring finger to play slash chords eg 'Sunny Afternoon' by the Kinks starts in Dmin but has a descending bass line going on. I think it would be quite hard to play it withe the 1 2 3 fingering.
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Me to re 124.
si16, what do you mean by slash chords?
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I'm used to the 123, and it's a pain in the ass, I'm trying to start using 124 instead...
with 123 I can never get it clean.
Slash chords are chords with a different bass note than usual.
This for example is an A/C#:
e-------------------------
B---2---------------------
G---2---------------------
D---2---------------------
A---4---------------------
E-------------------------
They are called slash chords because of the / that separates the bass note from the chord when writing it.
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I agree. As Si said, I 2 & 4 is the best fingering for D minor, especially for making slash chords. It also means you can move that chord just by adding your ring finger on string 4 fret 3 and sliding it up. Move it up a fret and you've got a four string Eb minor.
I don't think most people will agree that it's easier than using fingers 1, 2 & 3, though.
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Originally Posted by Fretsource
I don't think most people will agree that it's easier than using fingers 1, 2 & 3, though.
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Still, I only think this is because they learn from the start that 123 is the way" to take it.
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just think ahead and see what comes before or after that chord if its easier then do it if not then do whatever is easier for you.its your fingers
RIP Dimebag
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Originally Posted by Chaotic Kittie
Slash chords are chords with a different bass note than usual.
This for example is an A/C#:
They are called slash chords because of the / that separates the bass note from the chord when writing it.
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Cheers, Chaotic Kittie 
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Thanks for the feedback, everybody. Now...if I could just figure out an easier "A" 
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