NAIL CARE for Classical Guitarists - (Guitar Tutorials #14)

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In this video we are going to be looking at Guitarist's Nail Care. This includes shaping, the tools for the jobs and how to maintain your nails. Your nails are the final piece in the jigsaw for allowing a polished technique to produce the best possible tone on the guitar. Whether you are using a cheap guitar or a top of the range model, your nail quality and tone will be the essential tools & technique to project your sound.
These technique will prove to be the building blocks on which to base all of your guitar playing for the future. It will ensure a good tone and secure placement of the fingers on the strings and help those of you who are just starting out and others who are looking to improve those flaws in your existing techniques.
This video is part of a series of tutorials on the most essential techniques in learning to play the guitar.
With over 30 years of experience, I have decided to compile all the most important techniques into individual video lessons.
I will help guide you through every step of the way, giving you the advice that was passed on to me by my tutors, and that I have discovered works best in over 30 years of teaching all age groups.
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An Introduction #1
• How to play the Guitar...
• Sitting Position and posture #2
• Guitar Sitting Positio...
• Left hand technique #3
• Left Hand Technique - ...
• Left hand exercises #4
• Left Hand Exercises - ...
• Right hand technique #5
• Right Hand Techniques ...
• Right hand Apoyando Exercises #6
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• Right hand Same string Tirando exercises #7
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• Right hand Thumb exercises #8
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• Right hand chords & arpeggios exercises #9
• Right Hand Tirando - C...
• Right hand 2 note chords exercises #10
• Right Hand 2 Note Chor...
• Right hand Rolled Chords #11
• Right Hand- Rolled Cho...
• Combining both Hands - The 1 Octave Major Scale 12
• Combining Both Hands -...
• Creating smooth Chord Changes 13 • CREATING SMOOTH CHORD ...
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[@corneliusfriedel5579]

So here we are. Started playing guitar to impress the girls, now discussing the shape and care for our nails. 😅😂❤

[@julinho218]

Andrew Keeping your nails in a good condition

[@danejones9865]

My nails are extremely soft and tear easily. Also they curl inward toward my palm once they grow past the flesh of my fingertips…..SO FRUSTRATING!!!!!

[@dalesparks9570]

The small piece of sandpaper on the string to get the right nail angle is brilliant. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, much appreciated

[@XAVargasX0206]

Diatomaceous earth is supposed to make your nails stronger, it's a powder form and you can put it in your drink and consume it

[@pakman5542]

I know nails aren’t necessary, but I wanted to try what they were like. First month I go on vacation and get a giant crack on my index finger nail. Videos like these really help

[@fuffy442]

Any excuse to eat Jelly Babies is ok by me! Now, I just need to find a way to justify cheesecake.

[@viangallifrancois2568]

Cut them, and play with flesh, like Sor, Tàrrega, Pujol, etc. ! No problems anymore with polishing them all day long 😅

[@saino-d]

mine always breaks

[@ToastandJam52]

Very interesting. Sadly, I am getting too close to 70 and my nails, especially the angular is a lot thinner than it used to be. The resulting sound is very thin, almost scratchy quality. I have tried reshaping them, different lengths, still no good. I have tried the Tommy Emmanuel approach of having no nails but that didn't work for me either. Thinking of trying some sort of finger picks.

[@cognoscenticycles4351]

The greatest nail care tool that I have discovered in 50 years of playing finger style guitar with steel strings is a glass file.

[@winm382]

Fantastic advice, thanks for your dedication!

[@lululululu22]

Great vid! Thanks.

[@j.f.a.5395]

Thank you so much, sir! This helped a lot😀

[@rawseed2973]

I just love you man 🤝

[@bradleycarnell5426]

Thank you so much!

[@KofiNateDogg]

As a Marimbula player this was also just the advice I needed as my instrument is even more reliant on good strong nails.

[@saino-d]

When you break your nail one day before playing at a concert

[@Agerskiold]

Thanks a lot 👍🏼

[@eb2424]

Cool I have an upright bass in my room too! Trying to figure out how to play that, the guitar, piano, and percussion