so i'm playing Fake Plastic Trees and one of the chords is:

 

Dmaj9/F# 2 X 0 2 2 0

 

but every time i see Thom playing this chord it doesnt look like it's right, and plus he uses his middle finger to play the F# on the low E string, but that just seems wrong to me. so what im asking is what are the finger positions for that chord?

(sorry for the small pic)

what part of the song is it? :)

oh sorry

 

A

Her green plastic watering can

Dmaj9/F#

For her fake chinese rubber plant

Hm.. I play it the same way you do (but I call the chord A/F#) using my thumb on the low E-string.

Yeah, Dmaj9/F# is correct.

 

A/F# would be 2x2220

 

As for its fingering...

 

Use your little finger on the B string, your next finger on the G string, and your middle finger on the bottom E string.

Actually, the way I play it, it's a 2x0230, and it sounds fine to me.

 

(First post, by the way)

I have the Bends tab book and Ive been playing that song on a 'every couple days' basis since, yeah thats the correct way Cdplayer.

i play it like thom, dunno why, but it feels alot more comfortable that way :huh:

Actually, the way I play it, it's a 2x0230, and it sounds fine to me.

 

(First post, by the way)

Mmm not quite...

Dmaj9/F# is correct, but I dont think Thom lets the D string ring... sounds muted... because in actuality the chord is supposed to sound like an F#m, and if you let the D string ring throughout that chord, it will sound too much like a D, and won't create the same feel

we all like it a little different, however, i think it sounds "empty" without the D string.