Finger Placement

**smak** · Joined: 17 Jun 2007 Posts: 2

I have read some information on the boards and I wanted to ask, my main finger placement starts on green and goes to blue. I use my pinky for blue and orange. A lot of people say you should use your index finger to reach for green instead and start on red. I hope this makes sense, I can change but it may take some time. It is recommended I switch?

I am currently on hard, stuck on Crazy for you (PS2 last song in set) so I want to get my technique to where it should be. I would like to stick with this game till I master it as much as possible.

**thegibbonator** · Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 7:22 pm Post subject:

Switch to RYBO. Trust me, its easier.

**joshtbuff** · Joined: 25 Apr 2007 Posts: 173

**mtaylor2k2** · Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 714 Location: penn state

i find it really depends on too much to just say one is better than the other. I generally use RYBO, but if i see a lot of notes coming up with greens, then i switch. I find myself switching constantly during songs. I dont think theres any songs on expert where i hold one hand position throughout the whole song. Granted i have 5 starred about half the songs on expert so far, but i only got the game about 5 weeks ago. I dont think you can confine yourself to a single hand position.

**tRiViUm256** · Joined: 09 May 2007 Posts: 845 Location: Oklahoma

It really does depend on the song and the part of the song. But for what I think you're talking about, I do GRYB, but that's just the way I got used to it.

**A7XChaos** · Joined: 30 Apr 2007 Posts: 139 Location: Morristown, NJ

I use 2nd position: RYBO

It's usually better, because your index finger is much more tensile and durable than your pinky, but that's just me
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**MuDvAyNe** · Joined: 08 Jan 2007 Posts: 1577 Location: St. Peters, MO

the best position really depends on the song/part of the song...to get used to new finger placements or shifting I recommend going back to medium and only using two fingers to get the feel of moving up and down the fret board
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**VeX** · Joined: 29 Apr 2007 Posts: 188 Location: Glendora, CA

I usually wait till I see the first couple of notes, then I choose my finger placement for that song. Psychobilly Freakout, for example. If I were you, I'd start with my index on the red button and shift down to the green note IF you're playing on hard/expert.
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**GallantPugly** · Joined: 14 May 2007 Posts: 1512 Location: Dallas, TX

i have a position that changed throughout the song, i just slide up and down to wat is needed, and im sure im not the only one that does

but it all depends on wat works for you, iv been sliding forever now so i got it down, try somethin and stick with it
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**smak** · Joined: 17 Jun 2007 Posts: 2

Sliding doesn't seem to be an issue for me. Here and there I have some issues but they are usually with O and R or Y combined. I think I'll give it a shot, I see what you mean by where you place your hands to start, I think my main question was should I keep using my pinky to play B and O or should I use my index to play G and R. Currently I'm doing the first, but it appears like the best way to go is to use the index finger to stretch, I'll give it a try tonight, maybe it will work better for me.

**Barfo** · Joined: 10 Oct 2006 Posts: 2596

**Dynasty99** · Joined: 01 Nov 2006 Posts: 911

moving>stretching. There shouldn't be a hand position you use. Your hands will have to move on the fret board to hit stuff eventually, no matter what, best you learn to adapt impromptu now rather than later.

**Thumbguy41** · Joined: 20 Jun 2007 Posts: 30

My style for playing is very different. I use my thumb for green. ( I have posable thumbs, Yay!) I can also play using 4 fingers. i start on RYBO unless its something like sweet child o' mine, where i start on green and slide my hand so my ring finger hits blue.

**rekt** · Joined: 22 May 2007 Posts: 186

My hands are all over the place. It helps when you don't assign them buttons.

**SalBasss** · Joined: 19 Jun 2007 Posts: 434 Location: Buffalo, NY