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    Default Re: An extra finger can be incredibly handy

    Good idea! I think I'll grow a couple more. Thanks for the tip!

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    How would you interpret tabs?
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    You could ask Hound Dog Taylor -- though his extra pinky just extended past his fifth-finger and its slide.

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    Wow, I would've thought "photoshop" if I hadn't watched the video. That even beats the webbed-toed girl I remember in a childhood swimming class!

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    How would you interpret tabs?

    The same as always. Tabs don't show fingers, they show frets.

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    Quote Originally Posted by David L View Post
    The same as always. Tabs don't show fingers, they show frets.
    I knew that. I think I was having a senior moment. Jeez, it's tough gettin' old.
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    Default Re: An extra finger can be incredibly handy

    Then again, Django did pretty with less than a full compliment of digits.
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    Django proved that "less is more" and that "necessity is the mother of invention"- he created a whole new style of playing.

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    Default Re: An extra finger can be incredibly handy

    So did Jerry Garcia and Tommy Iommi.
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    I got to meet banjo player Barry Abernathey one time. He bowhunts with a friend of mine. Here he is with Mountain Heart. He is about as digitally challenged as it is possible to get on the left hand. He holds his end up just fine.


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    He is amazing!!
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    I would settle for the normal count, but after thirty years I would have to relearn everything!Click image for larger version. 

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    Default Re: An extra finger can be incredibly handy

    Quote Originally Posted by Mando Mort View Post
    So did Jerry Garcia and Tommy Iommi.
    Jerry's missing finger was on his right hand. He did use the stub to hold his flat pick when he wanted to finger pick.

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