Finding Triads Under Your Fingers

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If the reason was covered somewhere else, please point out where.

It is a commonly asked question.

You started a topic in September that covered this issue:

Down a rabbit hole - Fmaj7 chord - Chord diagram reality check

I’m on PMT Mod2 where there is a blank chord chart download of “Common Open Chords.” So the first thing my eyes to is go to the chords I don’t have memorized, like Fmajor7. [Screenshot from 2023-09-17 14-40-33] Now my “old learning” kicks in and is trying to remember major7 vs dominate7. So I chart the chord. (If I got this wrong let me know) [Fmajor7] I found this JG chord diagram for Fmaj7. [6zujalptqj_142_FMaj7_chord-1527620164] So a question from down in the rabbit hole. Why are …

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Why mute E-string in the C chord?

OK, I do understand that lower E shouldn’t be played, but that’s the case for the E & A strings in the D chord as well. Will lower E ruin the C chord more than an unfortunate A in the D chord?

Are you supposed to strum the thickest string on the C-chord?

Long story short: as Justin explained, the third finger will consecutively play the A string while muting the thickest E string. Do we still strum/play the muted thick E string in the C-Chord? If we don’t strum it, then why do we bother muting it? Just in case we accidentally strum it?

Questions on playing the C Chord pre-February 2023

Hello Maddie and welcome to the community! Not sure if I understand correctly, but if you are asking if it must only be your thumb touching the back of the neck and not the palm/fleshy, soft part below the thumb (like in having air between your palm vs. touching the back of the neck with more than just one point of contact) I can say the following: In most traditional and even classical methods of teaching it is considered a bad habit to have anything other then the thumb touching the neck (at…