E minor

Just a little help .

Everywhere I have looked I have seen the E minor illustration

as middle finger on the A string, second fret and ring finger on the D string second

fret. Lisa instructs in the D to E minor chord change instruction to

use the index finger on the A string and the middle finger on the D string

Just curious as to which to use when practicing.

Any guidance is appreciated. Obviously, I'm a real novice and want to clear up

any confusion in my simple brain.

Originally Posted by: lamancha

Just a little help .

Everywhere I have looked I have seen the E minor illustration

as middle finger on the A string, second fret and ring finger on the D string second

fret. Lisa instructs in the D to E minor chord change instruction to

use the index finger on the A string and the middle finger on the D string

Just curious as to which to use when practicing.

Any guidance is appreciated. Obviously, I'm a real novice and want to clear up

any confusion in my simple brain.

As a beginner but having gone to private lessons before I am used to leaving the index finger hovering over the first fret b string and using middle on A string second fret and ring on D string to play Em and find it easier just to put index down on b string and just change the middle and ring finger to D and G string for Am. I guess it would be an advantage to be able to use both ways as maybe it will be easier for any future chords that we learn.I am sure Lisa will put us right.

Thanks for your insight John.

You are for sure going to want the Em with the second and third fingers because you'll need it for barre chords. Also super easy to grab the C that way, which is a frequent combo, Em and C. I'm not sure what the benefit is to the other way -- I recall wondering the same when I took Lisa's course. Obviously both is ideal, but if it were me, I'd say prioritize the second and third finger version.

Thank you Faith. I think I will stick with the secind and third fingers.