Guitar Lessons?
Posted in guitar lessons on 25. Dec, 2009
This week’s question is a good one. Let’s have a look:
Question: hiya. im learning how to play the guitar but im having trouble with the g chord. i think my fingers are just too big! its easier playing an easy g but i,d like to learn how to do it properly. are my fingers just too big or should i just keep at it?
Answer: Fingers are rarely ever too small or too big. Once you’ve mastered certain chords, you’ll wonder why you ever had a problem with them. I personally wouldn’t follow any short cuts or easy fixes. Learn to play it properly otherwise when you move on the problems you’re having now will just compound later. There are going to be so many chords where you simply can’t ‘not’ put your thumb on the back of the neck and if you’re trying to learn classical guitar then you’ll just never get around the thing as the chords become more complicated. You didn’t say what ‘G’. Is it an open ‘G’? As for muscles….if the technique is good, the less pressure you need. Try playing one note on it’s own and you’ll see how very little pressure it actually takes to hold a note down. It’s mostly technique and the brain that’s got to learn not so much the fingers. But hey!!! look on the bright side. This is the best instrument ever for getting something back from it straight away. There are some great songs written in only three chords, so you could be playing something by the end of the week. Anyone that’s good at any instrument has had to practise very hard. That’s the price you have to pay. The only tip I do have is this. Focus on your fingers…and relax every other part of your body including your arms and wrists. Once you get one or two things right…your learning will accelerate.
