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INSIDE: the secret trick to making it way easier to learn guitar by Fullofkittens 01/19/2014, 6:35am PST
fabio wrote:


I remember why I gave up trying to pick up guitar years ago. I can't for the life of me spread my fingers out when they're curved into the playing position. You expect me to spread 4 fingers across 4 frets? It's a strain to play practically across 3!


Your thumb's in the wrong place.

The default position for your left hand should be: your thumb is parallel with your index finger. When you play a note on the low (fat) E string, it should be like you're pinching the string and guitar neck between your index finger and your thumb.

People see Jimi Hendrix reaching their thumb around the side of the neck and they think that's the right way to do it, but Jimi Hendrix had huge fingers and anyways you can break all kinds of rules once you've got the right way down. The problem is compounded by the fact that most guitar books teach you the F chord as like the 2nd chord but they tell you to play it in a way that forces your hand into a position that encourages poor technique.
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I'm expecting a Rocksmith review from you guys NT by America 10/16/2012, 1:36pm PDT NEW
    Fundamentally flawed by Entropy Stew 10/16/2012, 5:27pm PDT NEW
        I hated playing the real rock band guitar by Fullofkittens 10/16/2012, 5:49pm PDT NEW
            My big corollary is that I am not a guitar player NT by Entropy Stew 10/16/2012, 5:59pm PDT NEW
        Went on a 2 hour bender with Rocksmith by fabio 01/18/2014, 10:14pm PST NEW
            INSIDE: the secret trick to making it way easier to learn guitar by Fullofkittens 01/19/2014, 6:35am PST NEW
                cont'd by Fullofkittens 01/19/2014, 7:16am PST NEW
                    hahahaha by fabio 01/19/2014, 1:30pm PST NEW
                    update by fabio 03/28/2014, 3:46pm PDT NEW
                    Maybe a musician could explain this to me by fabio 04/13/2014, 5:46pm PDT NEW
                        No musical explanation, probably just wanted more contrast NT by Fullofkittens 04/13/2014, 6:58pm PDT NEW
                Re: INSIDE: the secret trick to making it way easier to learn guitar by Rafiki 01/19/2014, 10:48am PST NEW
                GUITAR TEACHERS HATE HIM NT by lol 01/20/2014, 9:36pm PST NEW
            The 2014 edition? by Entropy Stew 01/19/2014, 10:14am PST NEW
                Re: The 2014 edition? by fabio 01/19/2014, 3:03pm PST NEW
                    Re: The 2014 edition? by Entropy Stew 01/19/2014, 4:46pm PST NEW
    So does the 2014 edition add anything noteworthy? NT by America 11/09/2013, 1:48pm PST NEW
 
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