Fingers hurt from playing guitar? Try this!

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So many learning guitarists press down far too hard to make their chord shapes or when playing anything. Some students call it ‘Gorilla Grip’. This exercise demonstrates how little you can press down with the right finger positioning, which should make everything so much easier!
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[@ositacarinosito]

When you're pressing the string so hard but yet isn't sound right😂

[@mr.zooomy]

HAHAHAHAHA i feel you

[@SoniaChavan99]

I relate so hard to this😂😂

[@kimzee3812]

BRO WVHAHAHAHAHA THATS SO TRUE

[@jacobeapen8299]

Yes!!!That Is TRUE!!

[@lotchryk]

So true for me...and sooo annoying!!

[@arthurvin2937]

No matter how hard you play, how light strings you use, how much you lower the bridge - it will hurt anyway. There's just no other options except to overcome pain till you build callosity on your fingertips. Just don't stop.

[@giuliamargaria]

I've got callosity on my fingers but they still hurt.. I've been playing guitar for 3 years and practising 2/3 hours a day.. Now after 15 minutes i have to stop because they hurt so much.. Sorry for the bad english anyway

[@InternetsToughestGuy]

+G!ulia the distance between the strings and the fretboard affects too

[@CC-mr5xq]

+G!ulia Good god it still hurts after 3 years? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...

[@CC-mr5xq]

+Plaid Pete Does nylon sound a lot worse? People keep telling me to stick with steel strings.

[@CC-mr5xq]

***** Thanks, I will check out your video. These steel strings are really killing me.

[@bencarley1455]

To be honest though no pain no game your fingers will harden until you can't feel any pain

[@adamspun]

Ben Carley lol no game

[@naftaliten7989]

If you hurt yourself a lot it's not gonna make the pain away You just going to get use to it

[@juniuhhh6298]

Naftaliten no it's going to build callouses in your finger, in other words thick skin, and the strings won't affect you anymore

[@user-rh8sq7up3j]

Juniuhhh really? Absolutely no pain at all once you build calluses on your fingertips?

[@xtratoothpaste]

I've been playing daily for a half an hour for about 3 months now and I feel nothing.

[@spacep0d]

Well I am sitting here with painful, throbbing fingers learning a few things. Thanks!

[@shwetashrey6636]

Me too

[@5N4K308]

same lol

[@5N4K308]

my fingies are harder than my pp now

[@ForestWizardLookingForPotion]

@@5N4K308 why my fingee hard

[@antonyvo4president]

@@ForestWizardLookingForPotion hehe same. it is a rite of passage

[@seren5412]

My first time picking up a guitar and I played for 2 hours straight. I was actually proud my fingers were practically purple and went around showing my mom and sister.

[@kookiedou7515]

lmaooooo

[@aishijelly]

sameeee

[@musaasif1364]

Lol i played a guitar for the the first time for like half an hour and my fingers are sore as hell

[@Iambeyoncegiselle]

😂😂😂😂lmao

[@mikhsly2]

Lol

[@douglasdholt]

It's also important to remember that when your fingertips are soft (from being new or not playing for a very long time), you'll have to press down a bit harder, which hurts a bit. As your fingers get tougher (only takes a few days), you can press lighter, and should eventually get to nearly zero pain (except for some *extreme* high note bends, which *should* hurt because that's your soul coming through...). Practice!!!

[@daizyizbuzy4436]

Same

[@dezzcashews8424]

You could say You’re putting your blood and tears in it 😉

[@4zumii]

Wait how many days?

[@PIssa-yg1su]

I started playing guitar a week ago, first couple days I couldn't feel my damn fingers but now the tips feel rock solid. I'm able to play for hours without too much pain which is great. Can't wait for my calluses to form.

[@CampfireGuitarHero]

Youre right onto it! It only takes a week or so for the finger tips to harden up, and then its easy street from that point onwards!

[@TRONwuzhere82]

Same!

[@cjkennenmercer4715]

my tip is rock solid too jus saying😏

[@angrycarljohnson69]

I’m learning chords and i can’t tolerate the pain it’s just insane I might quit learning guitar and go to Piano 😭

[@mariahpowers40]

How long did u practice a day tho lol it’s only my third day and I played 2 hours of Riffs and Melodies and Cords, the Cords are the killer for me

[@Jr-dy4cy]

Gorilla grip,why everything gotta remind me of her 😔

[@bobby3519]

LMFAOOOO 💀💀

[@datboy3261]

Your hella funny😂

[@mplaylist1597]

Lol

[@savannahelle233]

LMAOOO

[@Polarbearz9]

Pfffff

[@davidduran1910]

Why do My fingers look like they killed something without my permission

[@SimplylnspiredLife]

😂 LOL

[@nicoleffion1563]

Jesus of Suburbia ughh same🙃

[@Junziee]

Ye my fingers r red it looks like blood from someone else but its my blood

[@joshuagomes2045]

LOL😃😃😂😂

[@poornakarmarkar997]

Your comment on smells like teen spirit is iconic😂

[@TomasMichaud]

You have a great teaching personality Andy. Very patient and you break thing down so it's east to understand. I really admire that.

[@xxraiinyxdazexx]

Tomas Michaud I agree!! 100%

[@mixrable1212]

I have sausage fingers, I'm a beginner . I seem to have to play by pressing the frets hard because my stupid fingers absorb the vibration . When i do press hard, it causes a huge crevasse to appear in my finger

[@itgirl3784]

same!!!

[@rickolo7507]

keep playing, your fingers will develop calluses over time.

[@ared18t]

same here my fingers are so soft its like I got cushions for finger tips

[@djprofessork5332]

ared18t I wish I had cushions for fingertips, you can see mine floating by in the sky on any given day...

[@mikewazowski1314]

@AngelTime Sweet Uh lol ok. It doesnt matter...

[@Humpbackrue]

I feel like I almost cut my damn fingers

[@CampfireGuitarHero]

Tip - using a band-aid over sore finger tips is a good way to keep practicing whilst numbing the pain.

[@markin_mask5592]

@@CampfireGuitarHero thanks for the tip :)

[@euphka7687]

I actually cut my ring finger and now like the other comment said iv put a bandaid so i can still practice

[@divyanthimanirasa591]

Exactly.

[@keeganrants8795]

Me to

[@froge738]

tfw you can get single notes to ring out just fine but as soon as you do a simple chord it buzzes like all living hell

[@cristalmyth09]

😂

[@FRMHEVN]

As a someone who literally just picked up the guitar to learn to play, I can not even tell you how helpful this was! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience so freely. May it be multiplied unto you greatly! 💕🎶🌻

[@louieo.blevinsmusic4197]

How’s your progress come along?

[@WDZyro-kh1dh]

So helpful to me like a beginner ! thx !

[@NirHason]

+Sparkee Blue why is that?

[@mariamkandil9647]

+Nir Hason he/she makes youtube videos

[@KirukatoMirekuru]

lol guess guitar was too hard and he switched to a cooler instrument

[@zheffex9540]

I bet your good at guitar now LOLZ

[@jxshgamez4773]

hi old comment

[@denisechoate]

You are a wonderful teacher! I remember the finger slide from e to a open and I'm using your course for therapy. I have ptsd and my therapist said I should do something with music, so I decided to start playing guitar. I'm feeling encouraged and I like the lessons. They feel good to me in my soul. So thank you!

[@mollzw_02]

One of the strings on my guitar is such a drama queen and needs a really, really tight grip or it buzzes and it's so annoying 😡

[@ciaranosullivan9352]

Molly W Lol ,drama queen guitar string .

[@tanujathakur1019]

Lol Drama Queen well my string is also...

[@Spongebob-lf5dn]

Is it the thicker E string? It's always buzzing for me 😭

[@souloftheage]

@@Spongebob-lf5dn you probably need a truss rod adjustment.

[@gracebrown1064]

All of mine are like that😭

[@buttonsangel3074]

Also, something that compounds the pain issue; is that until the fingertips are hardened, soft skin does need to press with more force than hardened skin to achieve the same net force pressing down on the string. The upside is, when the pain begins to subside, it can do so pretty quickly.

[@dennisbarrett2241]

Great lesson. So simple, but so easily overlooked. It takes a very good teacher to address these kinds of basic problems faced by beginners.

[@OliG21]

Instructions unclear: my family are drowning in blood, I smashed the microwave and my fingertips are numb...

[@familyguyhistorian]

If your fingers are numb it worked. Hope I helped.

[@matthewmondilla6752]

Lol thats where you doing it right when you finger starting to get numb

[@visizzlee1461]

i-

[@Hellenicheavymetal]

GOOD GOD!

[@nicoleffion1563]

OliG oh my

[@michaelgarner4123]

Brilliant. My confidence has just shifted immensely! Thanks Andy for explaining the fundamental mistake I have been making in my fourth WEEK of playing. My fingers were beginning to mutiny!

[@Mon3yMak3rMik3]

Thank you so much! i have been teaching myself guitar and I got to a point where it was so frustrating because I wanted to play but my hand would cramp because of to much power in my grip, I also came to a stand still of progress after trying to learn a couple barre chords. Moved my fingers down and now I can actually play the chords! Can't stress how much help this video was!

[@zerohourlite]

Haven’t touch a guitar in ten years. Feel like I’m gonna need to re-educate myself. Will be sticking around this channel ;) THX

[@delinquenttomato7347]

It doesn't work I have to press with 100% of my hand power or the string stays muted

[@eddiemuff0371]

You've helped a lot I was getting frustrated with strings not ringing out

[@jimmy5634]

This is a great approach. It also should be noted that learning to relax your fingers on the fretboard is also a key element of chord or single note playing. Try tapping all your fingers loosely on a tabletop to get the idea and then transfer that movement to the fretboard of your guitar. The truth is you do not have to press extremely hard to ring a note, you just have to learn to relax your fingers and "target" the fret as Andy is demonstrating.

[@Papa-tri]

Before this video i actually thought that in order to play a note the chord must touch the bottom of the guitar which if you do your fingers go bye bye!! I've never felt so stupid. thank you so much

[@naivemd]

Andy explaining 1-10 scale of pressing. Me: realizing i've been pressing strings at level 10000000 hahaha

[@krhonthegamer5470]

hmm let me see number how hard i hold my guitar down from 1-10 i think OVER 9000

[@SuperDeut4]

Krhon TheGamer 😂😂😂😂😂😂👍🏻

[@skyflakes2168]

OMG😂

[@incredibad85]

@ Krhon ...LoL 😂

[@hardician4166]

AHH!!!! VEGETAA!!!!! HE WAS SOO GUDDDDD

[@kiannaballou2558]

I just started watching you and I can't tell you how helpful you are compared to most people. thank you

[@henrysamuel8750]

this whole video only talk about one point which is at 3:08-3:20 . Don't make the same mistake as me by wasting time watching other parts.

[@gabrielagarza7533]

Henry Samuel hahahahaha thanks!!

[@mikedoank5272]

Henry Samuel thx lol hahaha save me from wasting time

[@Zeriouznez]

Yeah the intro is not only for beginners it's also for underachievers who haven't learned how to count and use their eyes and logic yet...

[@aquilad.perera9683]

Henry Samuel tks

[@MH-yr4zl]

Henry Samuel I

[@duffermod1]

Hi Andy. Just like to say thanks for all your help. Just got back into playing the guitar. Tried it when I was between 16 and 17 but never kept it up took it seriously. I'm now 49 and loving it. Thanks again. Great teaching by the way. Cheers.

[@edizLP]

Andy ty so much, finally my fingers got relaxed. my 4 fingers were purple and kinda scratchy, but not anymore :)

[@promitadas9848]

Thanks for your contribution brother Andy...I learnt better than ever...love from India

[@altf4_pls]

!o!Vytgff further j understand aa shadow apart &6'_/,sudhu focus çh shabby

[@sans9089]

You are soo sweet ...an amazing teacher thank you man

[@gamdrinwalker4998]

Thanks Andy, Stopped in to revive a few chords after years of not playing. I had loads of fun and learned something about what to do about my sore fingers.

[@himanshusingh06]

This is one of the best advice I have ever got as regards guitar lessons

[@heliusfacenna4109]

Always worth checking your thumb position as well. I tend to have to press harder if my thumb works its way upwards (as in towards the ceiling, not along the neck of the guitar.)

[@lindaortiz6090]

Thank you very much for the advice!! I was very discourage when it started hurting me soooo bad :( Hopefully I get motivated again!

[@LeeRaldar]

I had to cease playing after about 25 years due to circumstances, recently began again after a 5 year break and am working up from frequent 5-10 minute sessions back to playing 1-2 hours using bends, vibrato, unison bends etc as previously. Restrung the instrument with a set of nines but look forward to when my fingertips flatten and have more strength in them again.

[@AVADAKEDAVARA123]

I can't believe i just found your account..you are a life save Andy. You are damn rad dude..thank you so much. Oh gosh the struggles of having small hands !

[@jeonjungkookie3260]

ARMYHHH?? XD YEAH EVEN I HAVE HANDS SMALLER THAN JIMIN'S AND ITS DAMN HARD!!!

[@patrickryan1821]

They do make smaller frame guitars, that might make playing easier

[@willowscure6203]

Thank you so much!!!! My father is trying to teach me how to play the acoustic guitar whenever I get to see him. This is helping me out while I practice what he taught me. I had to stop every few seconds and was getting frustrated. Again, thank you so much, I'll definitely be watching more of your videos!

[@nextsongs4god480]

When ya get callouses, you can play 12 hrs straight

[@markusgarvey]

...as long as your not strangling your guitar.

[@cheesedog652]

how many daysdors it take to form callouses

[@tonywatler7926]

Thank you so much for this i actually can play with heavy string bending now because of this i've been playing for a year now and my fingers tips are now building up callus properly thanks a ton!

[@katiepayton2860]

Thank you Mr. Crowley for your advice! I def. needed it, especially in my wee beginning stages learning guitar.

[@crackedblackpepperandrocksalt]

Wow that's amazing haha. Keep your finger to the right side of the dot. Amazing. Even just playing the left side and then the right side, on any note you automatically see the difference. Brilliant

[@estrellitaconelnagano9505]

I can’t help myself from laughing while reading all posts! Thank you guys for making my day !

[@amazingnature1466]

It makes me laugh. 😂😂😂

[@ashlynmorgan6712]

I just got my guitar the other day for my birthday.... all of your videos are helping me alot... Thank you😊💋

[@xtraordinarypilot9761]

Lesson learnt- There is no shortcut to the top

[@Bruce-yv9tm]

This helped immediately. Thank you so much

[@lucastoledo769]

you sir have a new subscriber

[@noodlery7034]

dank meme

[@ongsengcheeamos986]

Lucas Toledo b

[@jaredc5169]

Also what helps to if your strings are to high try lowering them at your local guitar shop should only be like $10-20 that helped me a lot when I started.

[@adaumisasmr6620]

I just massage my finger tips occasionally through out the day after playing guitar for a while, and if I have a stress ball or tennis ball I just squeeze my fingers into the ball and it helps relieve some of the pain.

[@sundaranc1246]

Ignore your pain for one week.practise continuously.Then your fingers will be hardening.Then there will be no more pain. And you will be happy and proud to show others your fingers which is rough,a best quality you should earn.

[@jinjintiger]

Very nice! I'm glad I found you. Your videos are really helpful. Do you think you could do a video on techniques for people with small hands? I have a small frame and petite small hands but a regular size guitar. It's a struggle. Do I have to switch to a better-smaller- suited guitar or is there anything else I can do? Thanks ^_^

[@godspeed5428]

I use a perfectly shaped tape to cot only the finger tips. Hair band shape. It reduces the pain, and guides me to use tips and not the pulp. Hope this helps

[@weatherphobia]

It's possible to 'play until your fingers bleed" And when that happens the best treatment is super glue and KEEP PLAYING through the Blood and the Pain..And keep that Super Glue handy.!!

[@twopianomanGAB_D]

Thank you I just ordered light gauge. Thank you Mark Beep. I think these are heavy gauge. I would have never thought of string gauge alterations. This is an Epiphone FT-140, paid way too much. It has heavy gauge on right now. Can't wait for new strings.

[@fishzticks]

Any recommendations for the high strings on an electric? I've been practicing a solo and it's slaughtering my fingers. But it's fast paced, i'm guessing that's why.

[@harshitasinsinwar445]

I put tape on my fingers it really helps try it out. Like just wrapping your tips with it.

[@nelsondcunha3156]

when I play a lot I have pain in the tips of fingers I think that's normal but thanks....

[@27scole]

yes, we all have that when we play a lot

[@nelsondcunha3156]

27scole True and I don't know wish strumming pattern should I use when I sing in the same time....

[@27scole]

Nelson Cunha First of all don't worry about it. It's gonna settle in if you let it. There is no pattern to stick to. When i sing i naturally come up with different things, i don't even know what it is. So the answer is to familiarise with eight notes after the 1 then after the 2, 3 and 4 until you get a feeling. Then make it 2 and 4 or such and you shud be good to just strum and let yourself come up with something. Or maybe try 1, 2 a a 4 a. You know many people teach to count, i never count :) I just feel it and that's how i remember it.

[@nelsondcunha3156]

27scole I know what you mean my uncle always say to I count 1234 but I think when I sing I don't need worry about how many I go down and up in strumming, so I normally play all down without need to count 1234.

[@27scole]

it surely good to count if you have to to get familiar with something but i wouldn't make it a constraint. it's just a tool. when you sing you better don't think but feel. pretty straightforward stuff

[@LANCSKID]

Good advice, thanks, ~Andy. Remember that lighter gauge strings will not produce as much bass resonance than heavier ones. Sore fingertips come with the territory as do calluses. Keep playing regularly, don't overdo it and don't leave long time gaps between sessions. Keep those fingernails short too (unless you are a nail biter!) Love your guitar, even though it seems like it wants to hurt you!

[@nicolettsartadventures]

No matter what tricks I try my fingers still hurts sweetheart ... 😞 😔 😢 Thank you for the video 🤗👌🏻

[@beginnerguitartoday6524]

Following beginner guitar today. For how much time, how many times a day and for how many days should I practice each chord before moving on to the next chord?

[@ralalat-baggins7689]

eh I just suffered through it till my fingers got so callused that I feel no pain. I've even tried shoving a pencil in my finger tips... nothing! haha BTW I'm not recommending that you do this.

[@basheeerz]

RALALA T-BAGGINS 😂😂

[@joetroutt7425]

I tried a drill bit

[@markusgarvey]

Wow, I even played pro for a while and no one ever told me this. I just started playing gain and you opened a whole now world for me. After the last band I was in broke up, I quit playing. That was 12 years ++ ago . I got inspired and ;picked it up again, was able to relearn a lot quickly but I was killing my fingers. I ALWAYS killed my fingers, and could not really play good lead, I was mainly playing rhythm. After finding your video, I will be sounding like Garcia in a few months...really. At least I did rebuild my calluses quick! My neighbors are even hearing me from outside and telling me they had no Idea I was so good! So freakin simple. My fingers still are sore from learning again, but I can still use them. I thought I was going to have to stop for a couple of days, but no. the soreness makes me remember not to press so hard. I wanted to play "Looks Like Rain" by Bob Weir, and that is what really did my fingers in. Big UP to you ,Andy.

[@fairextl]

The D chord is my problem. No way will it ever sound normal. Whatever I do it sounds trash. The only way is to press harder than anyone can imagine.

[@carlrdbro793]

practice practice practice.

[@sulffojus1227]

Fairex same but i learned it was because my ring finger was touching the other strings beside it wuch stopped it from making a sound

[@dylanmcdougal6788]

make sure you fingers are like almost standing like play on the neck with the very tips of your fingers and test how much you need to press down for it and practise that same chord with that technique over and over until it become second nature eventually even playing scales will be easier cause you can have the right tecknique

[@Spongebob-lf5dn]

The D chord for me is easy, but I can't get that C chord

[@dcmobile4699]

Get your guitar checked out / set up right - if strings are too far off the fret you can have issues like this and you're not doing yourself any favors

[@marcelinojr.deperalta3735]

Holy cow. Thank you!

[@julia-tb3kj]

I've been playing the riff of come as you are by nirvana for the last hour and my fingers are getting blistered 😁 thanks for the video 😊

[@cynthiacisneros1694]

I’ve been afraid to use my capo, I’m a beginner but now I have confidence. Thank you❣️

[@ahmadta2061]

yes this is my problem in the A chord my first finger is hurting so much

[@CC-mr5xq]

+ahmad ta I've been plunking away at the A chord for the last two weeks, the same problem with my first finger. I have to press down on it really hard and even then it's still vibrating or a just a dead plunk. Has it gotten any easier with Andy's advice?

[@daveevans1410]

+ahmad ta .... a good guitar helps .... if you got a cheap guitar it makes it worse . You still will get the " pads " on your fingertips etc... but trying to play a bad guitar will hurt a lot more . I have been around someones house and they have a cheap bit of shit .... after 30 seconds my fingers have had enough .... but on my guitars I can play for hours . comprende ?

[@daveevans1410]

+ahmad ta ... use a small dab of vaseline for a while on the tips of your fingers . Even after your fingertips get hard you should still use it . Your fingertips get so hard they end up with grooves in the middle of the pads and that can make you " click" string string if you dont get your fingers exactly right . Its getting that combination of firmness but not harshness on the strings . There have been times when I stopped playing for a few weeks to let the "grooves " in the fingers heal back because the string would slip back into the groove of the hard pad on the tip . It really pissed me off .

[@CC-mr5xq]

Dave Evans Will it be easier to push down on the guitar strings when the calluses fully form? (I've been playing for several weeks and have mini-calluses right now). Am definitely taking your advice on the vaseline and resting.

[@CC-mr5xq]

Sumatha Thanks Sumatha, I really appreciate it. How long/often should I dip my fingers in cold water?

[@JavierG2015]

Brilliant. I do this everyday, and it's helped tremendously. Thank you.

[@fennecchelywolf6820]

been 6 years, how are u with the guitar now?

[@SmartAleckVids]

Is it normal for a beginner's fingertips to feel numb?

[@andycrowley]

+SmartAleckVids it can happen. You need to play for a shorter amount of time but every day to build up calluses

[@SmartAleckVids]

Thank you for the reply!

[@crazyc99]

FFFFFFAAAAAANTASTIC ADVICE ... Thank you so very much and GOD bless you ... I wish I knew this before I got my calluses ...I beat on my fingers so much that they constantly hurt at work for about two weeks.

[@hk8457]

My fingers were hurting while searching for this-

[@foxmoon_2]

lool

[@priyasankhla7792]

Same

[@randolphpatterson5061]

This advice goes hand-in-hand with setting up a guitar so that it's easy to play. I started on a very difficult instrument, and without lessons, I developed a white-knuckle death grip on the fretboard, which later took me many years to un-learn.

[@S7yle27]

What type of capo would you suggest to a beginner like me?

[@andycrowley]

Trigger type capo, eBay it!

[@niazfarhan3897]

TUGSTUGS TUGS TUGS

[@menipokyie_tv]

Andy Guitar does it makes me trigger?

[@ImTash]

thanks for the tip! I'm self taught and haven't played for a couple of years so lost all my callouses - just picked my guitar up today for the first time in 2 years... wow... i forgot how sore your fingers get when you have baby soft hands! bring on the surgical spirit and blisters!

[@sudo_garrett]

Thank you for this it really helped I feel so dumb that I don't notice that it seems like common sense

[@EngumTamizhan]

you are doing miracles Andy Crowley

[@richyrich5049]

The best way to cure finger pain is to play until you form calluses.

[@fuknames2123]

I've been playing for only a few day, and the pain is gone. I don't have callouses, but it just doesn't hurt anymore.

[@richyrich5049]

Cheers to that!

[@cheryllakin3077]

Thank you Richy Rich!! What happened to your dog Dollar and your Millions??

[@richyrich5049]

Ahhh, alas, poor Dollar ran away after the recession claimed my millions. Cadbury is still with me, though.

[@SuperReeanna]

Omg... this will help speed and dexterity without a doubt. Iv been doing a hundred for way to long! Lol

[@doublebubleguy12]

Easy trick for anyone first playing guitar or banjo is to super glue your finger tips.

[@jmmacb03]

But there is no way around developing those callouses…

[@veerlevandervloet4483]

Just had to say I love your channel. You explain everything so calmly, but in a fun way. The variety of exercises you offer makes it easy, even for a beginner like me, to enjoy playing the guitar. Thanks a lot!

[@27scole]

oh really :)? come on you can play with a bit of pain in fingers, it's natural, it's part of it

[@revikamasih4249]

I am following you in 10 days guitar lesson 😀😀😀 and you teach so comfortably

[@riotagus]

I play with my glaves on !

[@cheryllakin3077]

Glaves!!??? That must be a new thing!!HAHAHAHAHA

[@kevinswinyer3176]

I find that wrapping each finger tip with a bit of masking tape does help ease the pain a bit, and it's easy to replace each piece of tape as it wears out, with little to no adhesive residue.

[@amandagarcia6320]

Thank you so much, Andy....this has been a persistent problem for me since beginning guitar. THANKS FOR THIS VIDEO! LOVED IT!

[@rhiannonishere7148]

"Press exactly on the dot" lmao my guitar doesn't have dots it has Hs

[@user-my8qj]

what's Hs?

[@rhiannonishere7148]

@@user-my8qj instead of dots on the frets there's the letter H

[@theself5738]

Love your vibe Andy! No guitar snobbery here. Just a happy, humble, & friendly teacher!

[@rivenrivera5718]

2019 anyone

[@5688gamble]

The number of ways picking up violin has helped me when going back to guitar, from working out how think about fingering melodies more efficiently to learning to loosen my fingers and place them with more precision, you have to hit the note dead on, the bow helps sustain with a fairly light pressure but you have to be dead on, I probably used the frets as a crutch, going back to guitar the inclination now is to get my fingers as close to the wire as possible and my hand has really slackened off, I still get the odd bit of pain but if I am practising two stringed instruments for hours everyday, that will be unavoidable, my skin ins getting quite thick now, I think there's benefits to be had in picking up a fretless instrument, even a cheap one and applying the same principals you learn there to your guitar, as if you use the death grip on violin, you cannot change positions effectively at all and it pulls notes out of tune loose small movements, hand free to slide, it's just as important, with barre chords too, if you are right against the wire, not only do the notes ring out better, but it gives you more reach!

[@Sugarsweet494]

Please reply: I've been playing guitar for a long time and i have calluses and everything so I'm not a beginner. For some reason i would get a sharp pain on a certain finger and it won't go away for about a two weeks. The pain is as if there's a splinter there but when i look there's nothing there and the pain isn't just there when I play guitar but also when i do everyday things with my hand. It's irritating because every time this happens i have to wait two weeks just to play guitar again. If you know what I'm doing wrong please reply. Btw i don't press very hard on the strings and i like to play the guitar tuned down a half step a lot.

[@UrzasClaw]

Certain people have said you can sand down the calluses and the pain goes away.

[@Sugarsweet494]

Kendall Miller thanks man

[@Sugarsweet494]

***** no it doesn't work, I've tried thag already but thanks for the comment

[@Sugarsweet494]

***** I've figured it out. I have to wait 2-3 weeks and try to peel my callus off. And good job!

[@robertlepine8801]

Kendall Miller Yeah i use an emery board sometimes to sand down the edges. I had pain when i first started playing on the tips on the fingers but once they build up,well i've never had pain there again. Don't know if that's the same for everyone tho'.

[@markclark6949]

I call it the grip of death , i have had the calluses with a permanent groove in. I have taken a couple of months off and want to try again, but this problem is starting again, would changing down to custom lights help. Chords like f major always have the ring finger further from the fret and the pressure goes up and skin is dented for the next chord and the pressure goes up some more then it's THE GRIP OF DEATH.

[@s13rr4buf3]

Andy is a cutie!

[@cheryllakin3077]

Yeah he is. But too young for me, I've got a son about his age....too creepy for me. But if I meet him, and he turns out well, he's not too young for my daughter!! She has to finish college 1st; workin' on that Bachelors degree still.

[@bencarreiro2703]

THIS IS SO GOOD THANK YOU

[@sicuw1773]

Gorilla grip

[@andycrowley]

🙈

[@joycecastona5327]

If you put Elixir Poly web or Nano web strings you will be able to help the problem and your strings will last a bit longer too.

[@rlta04]

My girlfriend said it hurt,she said try giving me only 5 or 6 instead of 9. So now I recall this and she is happy

[@minemilx2702]

Just do like Stevie Ray Vaughan. Play until your fingers bleed and then put superglue on your am and stick your fingers on it. When the superglue is dry, tear it off and you will have some good callouses. On a serious note though my best tip is to just play. My fingers only bled once and i used this trick. It really hurt so don't do it unless your high on coke. When your skin is torn off it will grow bak again stronger and harder. So be happy and don't moan when your fingertips are falling off.