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Which one is a faster finger landing order for this and similars chords:

4-3-2-1 or 3-4-2-1 (4 is a pinky finger).

I play 3-4-2-1(somehow faster for me)

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I am curious as to why you originally called this an "advanced" chord. It is merely a diatonic triad. That is the simplest kind of chord that exists. – Wheat Williams Apr 25 '12 at 1:45
@WheatWilliams because it uses all four fingers, perhaps? – slim Apr 30 '12 at 15:45
Or because it's not in first position and uses no open strings? – Wheat Williams Apr 30 '12 at 20:35

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With experience and practice, you won't think about the order in which you place fingers for a chord like this. You'd place all your fingers at the same time.

In the meantime, I would tend towards 1-2-3-4 -- your stronger first two fingers can anchor the hand before you place the other two.

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I just watched what I do and while they are very close in timing, it looks like I do 1 and 4 slightly before 2 and 3. I agree though, that you just fire them all down at what feels like the same time. – Dr Mayhem♦ Apr 24 '12 at 10:16

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