I cant get the fingers right when Playing the guitar?
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How do you get to Carnegie Hall?   \nPractice, Practice, Practice.  \n\nThis is the most difficult time because you want very badly to make music.  Just know that if you stay at it you can succeed. One of the previous posters had it right when they suggested making your own music at first. Try the G, C, F cord progression or the E, A, D progression.  Get a rhythm going... that's the ticket keep it up...\nThe answer my friend,\nis blowin' in the wind,\nthe answer is blowin' in the wind.
1067929
Maybe she just honestly doesnt like the feel of your fingers in her. Relax and please her any other way she will allow you to.
424993
I am great at this! You simply rest the side of your picking hand (pinky side) against the strings to keep the guitar strings from sustaining and it kinda deadens the sound a bit but it takes practice to do it right!
379883
Do whatever you have to do to stretch the muscles in your back--upper and lower. Stretch the muscles in your left arm (if you play right-handed) too (very important). If your hands (fingers) ache, then stay hydrated and take Advil before and/or after your round or practice routine. Individually wrap the base of your first three fingers of your dominant hand (and index finger of the other hand) in some sort of foam tape before heavy practice. Plus, use a glove.\n\nThere were times when my hands would ache terribly the morning following my usual iron practice. It wasn't from the bleeding, it was the joints of my middle fingers that would hurt so bad. Fluids and Advil was found to take the pain away so I could practice again.
734257
No. The shape of your fingers is hereditary, but the way you hold a pencil is a learned beahvior.
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my pinky does the same thing and i hate it! it doesnt hurt though.  im guessing that its your fret hand pinky that stands up while soloing. easy problem to solve, use your pinky! so many musicians ignore it, it can open up a lot more for you if you do. i really dont think that it matters if it up or not. in fact i think that when most people play it is up, and ready to be used
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Yes and no -- you need to be careful of second hand guitars because if they weren't properly taken care of the neck might be warped. When this happens you have to put a lot of pressure on the strings to get the right sound from them. It makes it hard for beginners to actually enjoy learning how to play.\nI bought my kid a guitar a few years ago and it ran me a little over a hundred dollars. But you can get a new one on clearance from Sam Ash -- for about $60. Please visit the link listed as my source-- also you can search for music stores on the web you might come across a sale. Try to stick with nylon strings in the beginning-- metal ones can cut your fingers to shreds if you haven't built up callouses.
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there are several ways to do this, if you can recognize the tone of E which will be your largest string what you will do is set that to where you know you have the right sound then you will hold e at the fifth fret and pluck  then pluck a open, make your adjustment on a until e held on the 5th fret and a open have the same pitch, then you just repeat the process with the rest of the strings, e on 5 is a open a on 5 is d open etc. or you can use an electronic tuner if you need to get dead accurate, however if you can't hold tune then maybe the problem is in the tuning pegs the bridge or the neck of your guitar maybe warped
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It depends on what kind of guitar it is. I suggest you take it to a music shop and have them do it for you. You don't want to screw up your guitar!
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If you're gonna do it, do it right. take lessons, learn to read music. take your time and learn as much as you can.\nI'm a guitar player, but never learned to read music. I wish i would have done it differently.
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"Choke up" on the pick\nSimultaneously, strike string and "roll" or "flip" your wrist to graze the same string with your thumb knuckle or inner base of your thumb.\n\nGood Luck!
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guitar players sometimes rub off a fingerprint.try rubbing fingerprints off with a mild sandpaper.
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Be at less than an angle, more like 75%. Don't forget to use the PADS of your fingers.\n\nGood luck and happy playing!
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guitar center....get some extra light strings....and keeping playing.............like dont stop...everyday...they wont hurt anymore.......GOOD LUCK WITH THAT :)
850553
Start out with a classical with nylon strings, its kinder to teh fingers!  :D
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start off by just going through a scale you know. just pick the root, 3rd and 5th. the trick is timing. start on the low E string, and pick the root note, but dont stop the picking motion until your pick is resting on the next string. then, make sure you kill the note you just hit at the same time you push the pick past the next string. you're not really picking again, you're just continuing the motion you've already got going. they'll sound super clean if you start slow and make sure that you're only letting one ring at a time. gradually as it feels more natural, you can go a little faster.\n\nwhen you get that down, change directions. eventually you can add in some slides, hammer-ons, etc.
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It's an expression of how much finger pressure it takes to sound a note or chord. If the action is high, your hands and wrist will be sore after much playing because of the effort u have to expend just getting the chords w/ no buzzing or muting. The 1st guitar i had was like that and i almost gave up playing due to it. \n   I wouldn't rely to much on reviews 'cuz everyone has different hands and fingers and what feels good to a guy with skinny fingers is going to feel like crap to a guy w/ fat fingers and what not. The best is to go to the store that has the best selection of what you are looking for (acoustic or electric) and just start playing the different ones. But try to do that when you have the $ to buy as the clerks might start giving you the eye if you stay too long and don't buy anything. Or if you do stay a long time and aren't ready to buy that day, pick up a set of strings or some music or something to give them the idea you're not just wasting their time and inventory.