# 40 Thumb Usage

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Unread post by Ranting Thespian » Thu Jan 27, 2005 10:22 pm

I never use my thumb, I think it feels very uncomfortable.
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Unread post by Easy E » Mon Jan 31, 2005 12:27 am

is anyone else not able to use their thumb? my hands are too small
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Unread post by i-am-me » Mon Jan 31, 2005 1:12 am

i can. use it all the time. like the chord in WWBOM and pantala....its so much easier to make a C chord with your thumb on the base note than make that crazy ass looking chord.
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Unread post by littlefriend » Mon Jan 31, 2005 2:44 pm

I can but my hands are small so it's awkward, and I very rarely come upon a chord where I need to (i.e., that D in TSB), so I don't practice it much.
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Unread post by DMBartender » Mon Jan 31, 2005 7:46 pm

Kukini wrote:Hitting low e with your thumb sucks to me, it's like most of the Mayer songs, like Why Georgia for instance, that I can't stand cuz of the use of the thumb where as I can play it using my index.
What's the difference? Why can't you stand it? I don't get it. It all sounds the same to me, just more/less comfortable for different people.

btw, congrats on being able to play Why Georgia with your index. jk :lol:
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Unread post by a1075dd63aa12 » Tue Feb 01, 2005 12:10 am

Ranting Thespian wrote:I never use my thumb, I think it feels very uncomfortable.
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Unread post by dmb8021 » Thu Mar 03, 2005 4:13 pm

I like to use my thumb during the chorus to Everyday on the first fret of the E string. I just find it easier than using my index finger.
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Unread post by jellyfish » Thu Mar 03, 2005 4:15 pm

wkpggrvn2001 wrote:
Ranting Thespian wrote:I never use my thumb, I think it feels very uncomfortable.
Im blessed with wicked long alien fingers..... My thumb is not needed.
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