How to Easily Position Your Fret Hand on a Guitar

From www.GuitarComplete.com This video will show you how to Easily Position Your Fret Hand on a Guitar. In fact, it's just like catching a "pop fly" baseball, you'll even see one in the video and you'll find it surprisingly easy!

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Music

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• Fretting
• guitar
• learning
• to
• fret
• strings
• beginner
• lessons

[Rivamus]

I'm trying to learn how to play my guitar but whenever I fret I hear absolutely no difference vs. when I don't fret.

[guitarcomplete]

@Rivamus You may not be the problem. If the neck is really bent, strings can sit on frets. If that happens, no mater what you play, notes behind the point where the string is fretting out will sound the same. To check your setup: Run your finger up each string. If one or all strings sound the same, then suddenly change pitch at some point while you move your finger up a string, you're fretting out & you need your guitar set up correctly. To learn more, see videos about adjusting your neck.

[DemonShadow9]

i have my fingers against the strings but when i play one theres no vibration, too much pressure on the strings?

[guitarcomplete]

Could be. You can press so hard that you don't press on the correct part of the string. It also could be the angle your finger is pressing from, or both. Try this: take one finger, press one note, onto one fret, on one string very slowly. Pick the note as you press. When it rings without buzzing, that's the amount of pressure you'll want to use when playing single notes & chords. It won't take much pressure.

[guitarcomplete]

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[ishu161]

@DemonShadow9 it can be because you are pressing on the freats with the flat part of your fingers.....press it from the tip of your fingers.....press firmly,but not too strongly.....try pressing at an angle against the thread but not on the thread..

[DemonShadow9]

@guitarcomplete ok? lol my cousin let me have his guitar and the only experience i have with guitars is guitar hero and band hero so this is chinese to me. i dont even know if its tuned and idk how to tune by ear either

[guitarcomplete]

2. Your are holding your hand cramped like you're trying to touch your wrist with your fingers on the hand attached to you wrist causing too much angle & causing pain. Relax the angle a bit & the pain will go away.

[guitarcomplete]

If your hand looks "Too Proper" it is. Suggestions:1. Stick your hand in front of your face and pretend you're turning a bolt. The points where your hand is hyper extended at the beginning & end of the "pretend bolt turn" , are where you could feel pain if you just hold your hand still. That could be where you are getting the pain from. If so, hold your hand more in the center of the "turn" & the pain will go away.

[zabimaru1000]

whenever i play in the correct position. my wrist becomes very sore. also, i cant really control my pinky while playing.