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The Dave Matthews Pinky

Unread post by dmfollower » Sat Nov 29, 2003 3:31 pm

Does anyone else have this? It's on your fretting hand. I noticed it basically after learning how to play songs like warehouse and crash and pantala, the stretchy songs :lol:
So, basically my pinky hangs out at this weird angle like it supposed to be fretting some hard to reach note. Anyone else have this?
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Unread post by paywad927 » Sat Nov 29, 2003 3:59 pm

not yet, mine still curls up in my hand when im not using it.
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Unread post by jsgksu » Sat Nov 29, 2003 4:05 pm

Yeah, when I lay my hand down, fingers out, my pinky is kinda off away from the rest of them curved in a little, weird.
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Unread post by Jay » Sat Nov 29, 2003 4:30 pm

:lol: yeah...i always thought it looked kinda weird...it always want's to be reaching for a note 5 frets away.
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Unread post by PlayLikeDave » Sat Nov 29, 2003 5:06 pm

my pinky is just generally odd looking. The thing that rocks is that the last knuckle b4 the nail is double jointed so I have no problem playing stuff like the 4221xx from Jimi Thing and Spoon. The down side is that my pinky has 2 positions: near the fretboard, nowhere near the fretboard. The bottom knuckle is doubly jointed as well so it snaps in and outta position; there is no in-between.

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Unread post by Granny33 » Sat Nov 29, 2003 6:47 pm

PlayLikeDave wrote:my pinky is just generally odd looking. The thing that rocks is that the last knuckle b4 the nail is double jointed so I have no problem playing stuff like the 4221xx from Jimi Thing and Spoon. The down side is that my pinky has 2 positions: near the fretboard, nowhere near the fretboard. The bottom knuckle is doubly jointed as well so it snaps in and outta position; there is no in-between.

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Unread post by sunglassesatnight » Sat Nov 29, 2003 7:54 pm

I definitely have the pinky. It sticks way out from the rest of my hand. It's wierd anyway. There is a huge lump at the first knuckle in the finger from where I jammed it years ago. Every once in a while it just stops bending. Also, the space between my index and thumb is about an inch larger than the one on my right hand. That always freaks people out. :)
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Unread post by PlayLikeDave » Sat Nov 29, 2003 11:50 pm

slimerdmb24 wrote:I definitely have the pinky. It sticks way out from the rest of my hand. It's wierd anyway. There is a huge lump at the first knuckle in the finger from where I jammed it years ago. Every once in a while it just stops bending. Also, the space between my index and thumb is about an inch larger than the one on my right hand. That always freaks people out. :)
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Unread post by DMBFan63 » Sat Nov 29, 2003 11:54 pm

I don't find 4221xx hard to play at all.. amazingly :-p same here though, my pinky just sticks way away from the rest of my hand.. weird :-p
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Unread post by Appfro » Sun Nov 30, 2003 12:12 am

i have long hands so the 4221 isn't hard to play, but yea, i have the pinky.
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Unread post by sunglassesatnight » Sun Nov 30, 2003 8:42 am

I am a sick freak-in more ways than my hand. :lol: :lol:
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Unread post by sunglassesatnight » Sun Nov 30, 2003 8:43 am

I am a sick freak. :lol:
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Unread post by Trippin Hillbilly » Sun Nov 30, 2003 10:50 am

PlayLikeDave wrote:my pinky is just generally odd looking. The thing that rocks is that the last knuckle b4 the nail is double jointed so I have no problem playing stuff like the 4221xx from Jimi Thing and Spoon. The down side is that my pinky has 2 positions: near the fretboard, nowhere near the fretboard. The bottom knuckle is doubly jointed as well so it snaps in and outta position; there is no in-between.

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wow, i have the exact same thing... :?
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Unread post by NoNotThat » Sun Nov 30, 2003 12:20 pm

I have the Sarah Allen pinky 8)
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Unread post by DustyDave » Sun Nov 30, 2003 12:42 pm

NoNotThat wrote:I have the Sarah Allen pinky 8)
:lol: Good one
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