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I just read your post and tried to play a D7/F without my thumb and it was a brain teaser! For years I played a lot more electric guitar than acoustic and it’s super common to use your thumb either to fret notes on the low E string or to mute the E and A strings. For some pieces, it’s obligatory — there’s no good way to play a lot of things without the thumb over the neck!

Watch Hendrix or Stevie Ray Vaughn for some inspiration in this regard. 🙂

I say, do whatever it takes to play the piece with the least amount of contortion!