Lesson n° 6: Right Hand - Positioning 2 fingers
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First thing to notice:

- the wrist slightly bent towards the outside, thanks to the elbow slightly upwards;
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- Notice the bent wrist (not too much, or it'll result in tendon damage);

- Thumb tip plucking the high part of the first string;

- The thumb and the forefinger form a perpendicular angle;

- Forefinger tip plucking the other string, rather backwards;

- The other fingers are "coiled up" inside the hand.
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Two major faults here:

- the angle between the thumb and the forefinger is wrong;

- the thumb is "klunky", bent on the string; it should just lean on it gently.
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Here, all fingers look klunky and are tense, causing useless fatigue.
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This is the correct way of positioning fingers on the string: the fingers don't look "klunky", they just lean on the strings; notice the others fingers "coiled up" inside the hand.
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Opposite view
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DO RE MI FA SOL LA SI DO RE MI FA SOL MI bécart Wrist bent owards the outside Angle between the thumb and the forefinger