Correct Octave Fingering??

[Nagan60]

Wow....many answers.....lol. I think that I will try to use various fingering methods depending on the line. I'm trying to train my hand to do octaves with the index/ring, but my standard will be index pinky. I've also tinkered with middle/pinky so I will just continue to practice with all three methods and do which ever is more suitable for the situation. Sometimes you might have to do middle/pinky because the next note might need to be fretted with the index on the next string, so to me it seems like economy of motion.....makes sense to me. Thanks again guys for the replies.

[cowsgomoo]

it depends... if you're playing an octave as part of that old cliched phyrgian rock thing... where you go up to the octave and wiggle around up to the flattened 9th, then OFPF might be better

but in the real world (where you have to play a 2 hour show etc), considerations of fatigue and therefore economy of movement is also a factor... in which case you play whatever's most comfortable (usually the pinky in this case)

OFPF is not a hard & fast rule... it exists to allow you to play material with the most economical & efficient movement by being able to call on all 4 fingers... but there are cases where OFPF doesn't provide the most 'economical & efficient' solution to playing the material... so common sense dictates that you don't use it then

[IAmTheDood]

think of it this way ..

if the chord is a major chord .. i play it middle finger - pinky.

if the chord is a minor chord .. i play it index finger - ring finger.

root notes should be played with middle finger on majors, index finger on minors.

this way you can stick with one scale on 4 frets.

[alexofc69]

for the most part whatever is comfortable. But in general index-pinky for me for the last 26 years.