Playing root octave.

[Marvin]

Do you play it using

Index and ring finger

or

Index and little finger?

Just asking

[MrTaff]

For a song like Uprising by Muse I play index and ring but otherwise it depends on what came before & what comes next.

[lobematt]

Usually little, whichever finger is closest to the note usually though!

[EssentialTension]

First five frets or so - little finger Simandl style.

The rest - ring finger 1FPF style.

[rOB]

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it depends on what came before & what comes next.
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this.

[Truckstop]

I use my nose and chin.

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[gjones]

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I use my nose and chin.

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Highly amusing

[EssentialTension]

[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1352143310' post='1859346']
I use my nose and chin.

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Short strap then?

[Truckstop]

Nope, low face.

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[Doddy]

Generally index and little fingers because it's less of a strain on the hand especially in the lower
positions.
At the top of the neck I sometimes play index/ring or middle/little if it's brief,but for the most part I
still use index/little.

[flyfisher]

Index and little. I struggle to span two frets at the best of times.

[Marvin]

I always thought I was wimping out by using index and little. I can stretch to use my ring finger, but it's not particularly comfortable and doesn't always sound good tbh.

[paul_5]

[quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1352145288' post='1859402']
I always thought I was wimping out by using index and little. I can stretch to use my ring finger, but it's not particularly comfortable and doesn't always sound good tbh.
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One-finger-per-fret is more of a guideline than a rule... I go with whatever's comfortable for whatever position I'm in.

[JapanAxe]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]One-finger-per-fret kind of goes out the window below about 5th position. I seem to recall an article by Jeff Berlin where he recommended backing up your pinky with your 3rd finger in the lower positions - the pinky makes the note, but most of the hard work of holding the string down is done by the 3rd. [/font][/color]

[Dad3353]

[quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1352141039' post='1859301']...Playing root octave...[/quote]

Wot, on the same string, like..?

[chrismuzz]

I use index and little finger, but usually put one of two fingers 'behind' my little finger for strength.

[toneknob]

Index and ring, or thumb (not slapped) and middle.

[Coilte]

[quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1352145288' post='1859402']
I always thought I was wimping out by using index and little. I can stretch to use my ring finger, but it's not particularly comfortable and doesn't always sound good tbh.
[/quote]

It is not a case of "macho versus wimp". You are playing music, so play in way
that is both comfortable and is not going to cause injury.

[xilddx]

Whatever gets the best articulation, depends what comes before and after, and where on the neck it is. Usually index/little or index/ring, but use middle/little sometimes too, especially up the top end of the neck.

[Roland Rock]

Took me a while to get that you were talking about the fretting hand :-D

Anyway, I'm a bit of a stickler for one finger per fret, and I find that with practice, index and ring is both comfortable and articulate.

If playing the Phrygian or locrian modes, the second/ninth octave would be played with middle/pinky respectively.

Edited November 6, 2012 by Roland Rock

[D.I. Joe]

Personally - index and little if its at the bottom end of the neck. More likely to use my ring finger above the 7th fret.

[toneknob]

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1352221194' post='1860358']
Took me a while to get that you were talking about the fretting hand :-D
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Oh. I didn't spot that at all.

In that case, whatever makes sense at the time.