Originally Posted by
ralph johansson
That's strange. Wouldn't your fingering depend on the desired phrasing and where this figure sits in the chosen position? I had to pick up my instrument and check. Say I'm playing b-c-c#-d on the 2nd course, in the key of G. Seems my default fingering then is index on the b, 2nd finger hammer-on on the c and sliding through the c# and d. In certain situations , e.g., if the next note is on a lower fret, I might use the 3rd finger on the d. I might even pick that note if passing to the e course; but passing to the d course or staying on the a course I would hammer it.