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For chords and single note lines without string bending- behind the neck, in line with your middle finger.
When bending strings hook it over the top and bend with your wrist, not your fingers.
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It's just I've always done barre chords with finger in the middle of the neck.. but I tried with the thumb over the top the other day and can see how your finger has a bit more grip and acts more like a capo, but also found it needs more overall hand movement and was harder to do things with the other fingers.
So/// behind the neck is ok.
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Three notes at the most
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On the topic of barre chords - they suck for anything other than solo/singalong performers - especially amplified, they fill out the mids in a really unattractive way. I'm trying to coach my other guitarist, if he can't be bothered to learn non-barre fingerings, then to only play the top 4 strings to avoid the dreadful din they make. Compounded if you add distortion IMHO - yuck !
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That's one of the advantages of thumb-over. It's easier to mute the lower strings selectively
You could equally play x 5 7 6 7 x - that's also Dmaj 7th (Though I prefer x x 4 4 5 5 - Dmaj6 if it's a generic "majorish" sound you want)
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I tried it and in some situations it does feel ok.
It's sometimes tricky getting every string to ring when barring - and yes, I rolled my index finger somewhat to the left.
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Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
some thing like
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I'd have my thumb in the middle of the neck's back,
For the Hendrix/Townshend way
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I'd have my thumb over the top and fretting the low E string
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it would depend on what was being played before/after, but mostly it's thumb behind the neck.
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If you can't get the notes to sound the way you want, then this is highlighting problems with your barre. Once you've worked out how to get things sounding good with no thumb involved, you can then add the thumb back for stability and maybe a little extra grip. This process will show you the best position for your thumb.
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I do feel there's more control and power with thumb over for most things
It's also true that I like high-powered scooped-sounding amps compared to a lot of players though - and even then I often tend to take out the mids almost completely. Heresy, I know - "the guitar is a midrange instrument' and and all that crap - but it works for me. Maybe that's why…
Where do I put my thumb - wherever it's convenient. The higher up the neck you're playing, the more it has to be behind the neck.
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