One Trick for Perfect Hand Positioning

[@BoltRM]

Keep in mind when doing any kind of muscle exercise, it takes a week or 2 before you notice an effect & it starts to become easier..

[@loveIsraelnow]

thank you

[@jelly.1899]

or around 10.000 repetitions

[@christopheregou7444]

Good work I must learn this

[@SLTWAY]

@@jelly.1899 it's not just about "how much", it's actually a lot more about "how often". Leaving a few days/weeks for your brain to process the information is key here if you want to make it more natural for your muscles. You could learn more about these principles by researching things like "how to create habits". We use these principles all the time with our language students because... well if you want the language to come out fluently/naturally, you need to make the use of it automatic. i.e. make a habit out of it.

[@jelly.1899]

@@SLTWAY thanks for your comment ☺👍

[@khuprock]

as a self taught player... these little things gets unnoticed when you start out and becomes a habit... thanks for the tips.

[@satched]

I know how it feels. Kinda wish I got lessons from the start

[@salty1002]

Yeah but i struggle so hard with my pinky, it doesnt reach that far if i keep so much distance 👀

[@IVomaIV]

@@salty1002 keep stretching! Practice some spread chords. You will get there eventually. I have pretty small and chunky hands but after repeatedly practice I could do it. You just gotta have commitment.

[@fuccu6714]

@@salty1002 yeah me too my pinky has a tendency to curl up when I play

[@TayNez63]

I cant get that b minor chord down, my damn pinky. But I've only been playing for less than a week. So I'm hoping I'll eventually get it

[@chesterxman]

I suspect your fretting hand is actually a well trained tarantula.

[@AssKickedXL]

Thanks for the laughs.

[@nicolaimartin3803]

That gave a good chuckle. Great imagery!

[@SinkMan434]

Guitarists hate him Learn how one man used this simple trick to fix his fingering positions

[@erwin2869]

I hate those ads!! They are so annoying

[@mutably]

Guitarists : *O O F*

[@alekvillarreal3470]

Hahahaha

[@johantitulaer1052]

Doctors are jealous

[@D3V1L15H95]

Why would Guitarists hate him?

[@michaelshand2818]

As a keyboardist of some 25+ years, I am working hard to declare the guitar as my official second instrument. I'm obviously accustomed to moving one figure each and every time I play a note, so exercises like this are particularly helpful in visualizing the fretboard and executing scales more like a true guitarist. Much appreciated.

[@jmc6326]

Random, but Levi Clay's guided practice routines for guitar book may help you further your scale/arpeggio visualization. It works your technique and fretboard knowledge at the same time. Only ten-minute lessons, and he plays along with you in the audio. Also, take the time to memorize the natural notes on each string. It will really unlock all of your previous keyboard knowledge. Guitar is about to be your 1b instrument!

[@Steve-nq8jc]

Great advice, I've been playing for 17 years and this advice is solid. Even someone with my experience needs a technique refresh. Clean and precise playing is what matters to me.

[@aretejamodi]

You just taught me something I've been struggling with for 3 years. THANK YOU!

[@adriyaevans]

Kirk Wrinkle me for 2 yrs now😅

[@GalaxyGamerJayde]

Almsot 4 years

[@victorstriga]

2 years for me, used to get numb fingertips before

[@jeffknowles4482]

50 years for me!

[@bjm2762]

Great tip. Just tried it and although not immediate it has already helped my positioning, speed as well as increasing my bar chord strength. Keep up the good work.

[@ProAdi96]

Tried it and I've immediately noticed that the bar strength is through the roof with this technique, while before I could barely hit the bar properly, I really had to flex to hit it ok. Also this way it feels more natural, kind of that this is a way it's meant to be.

[@stevenhearrell1564]

Good tip!

[@sportscardchannel7353]

I've been playing Guitar since I was 13 years old. Now I'm 42. It's always good to learn something new on the guitar.

[@wcnmvp3820]

This was awesome! Since I'm left-handed and playing a right-handed guitar, leads aren't easy to play and my positioning was always off. This trick worked wonders and made a world of difference!

[@DavidDiMuzio]

Great lesson! Thanks Carl!!

[@ale9507]

What a brilliant lesson. Also, playing with slanted fingers prompts sloppier playing and slipping off strings. Landing straight on the string with the finger tip creates much better tone. Thank you!

[@a_handshake_of_carbon_monoxide]

small points like these eventually play a prime role in building the perfect technique. huge thanks for this video.

[@leonardocastilhone399]

I know I'm probably a little delayed but just come across your channel and this video, and I gotta say: I've been playing guitar for almost 30 years, learned a lot of techniques, with a bunch of different teachers and teaching methods, but I've never seen a so perfect practicing technique to master hand positioning as I saw in this video... I started to play at a very young age, so, for me, it's kind of a second nature what I do with my hands/fingers; and because of that, I've never been able to convey to my son how exactly I play, so It's been very frustrating while trying to teach him. Now I saw a light at the end of the tunnel hehehe. Thank you so much for doing this! I'm sharing your video with him right now!

[@oldguitarguy7528]

I havent taken a lesson in THIRTY FIVE years, this exercise made my hand sore. Ive been playing for 40 years

[@ShuriBear]

This is one of the most helpful tips I have encountered when it comes to fret hand thumb positioning. Thank you!

[@baddhabits6833]

Just the palm parallel advice was enough to change my play position and widened my finger reach. Thank you 🙏🏼

[@dalebrandenburger5002]

I just started trying to correct this problem in my playing after years of doing it wrong. I will try this approach right away! Thanks

[@ToanH8sU]

"keep your wrist straight or you can't barr" bruh my wrist is at a 90 degree angle when I bar for comfort and that's why I'm here.

[@emaitchess3821]

that was kinda the fastest fix to some of the major problems with my scale positioning, thank you

[@tonymediati8274]

Great video but extremely more difficult for players with smaller hands🧐

[@maturecurves6427]

We have small hands period. Adversity challenged is something we'realready use to. Lol. Mostly uncomfortable, but I can already feel the difference. Thanks a ton. I'm sure if I keep up with my daily practice and lessons I'll see more permanence.

[@maturecurves6427]

I have one of those Cadillac Acoustics since I've only started to properly learn but if you've got small hands like me and many others look into smaller guitars. Joe Satriani is small and he still kicks ass. Keep kicking ass guitar enthusiasts. Whatever size your hands may be.

[@cinnamndollx]

I just started two days ago, and I noticed that it’s hard for my pinkie to reach the fourth fret. 😭 It won’t stay in place because it’s so small. Pressing down hard enough is tough too.

[@georgerichardson7728]

someone said the same to the great pebber Brown, his reply. "its all in your head"

[@effen_aey_man]

This video is the single best video I've found for hand positioning online, thank you

[@mattgilbert7347]

My fingers won't arc like that. They freeze up

[@gabbishleegifted4752]

Thankfully I stopped being picky with what videos I click on for guitar technique because this is gold. Not taking away from others but this is just great advice. Thanks 👏🙏

[@joehorvath3121]

I like it. I've been trying to keep my fingers straight as you described, now I know how to approach doing it

[@cIappo896]

I just had an ad for a guitar tutorial saying KZbin guitar tutorials are crap and then it wanted me to follow another KZbin tutorial for playing. I love it

[@raju4peace]

This video made me understand the appropriate finger position required to play efficiently. Hitherto I have been practising or playing with my hands in a very faulty position, that is when I touch the notes in sequence with my index middle and ring finger my pinky goes up and away automatically from the fretboard causing it to move thrice the distance compared to the rest to get onto the fretboard and hence it has always remained unsynchronised.

[@alexis.jacobo.drums14]

Great exercise Carl! My hand position fixed automatically after doing a few minutes of these. Cheers from Argentina

[@BEXIVLOGS]

Any time I’m looking for good information & search for answers; your videos pop up. I really appreciate you putting these tips on here for free. Thanks a bunch

[@parris.m]

Dude hearing the word parallel palm...everything just clicked in my left hand. Thank you so much!

[@Jwinn9]

lightbulb moment, Thanks Carl you're the best!!!

[@christopheregou7444]

To This is skilled work I must learn

[@doinkymane4464]

Dude...you’re the man I truly appreciate your exercises

[@eg1416]

Thanks for this! Solved allllll of my technique problems. Realized my thumb was too high when playing solos and scales and this fixed it

[@UNIVERSE_GS]

Superb lesson. Getting my hands on my guitar again right this time, thanks to you! You're the best Carl.

[@lelandgaunt7130]

Excellent job doing this lesson. Sad part about this, is that so many won't realize or understand that this is probably the most important lesson any beginner, or those that have had bad mechanics for years, could ever learn. Want to have pinky strength that breaks a fretboard? Do this. Want to shred 200bpm 16th notes? Do this. Want to clear any discomfort/pain or fatigue in your hands? Do this.

[@ronniedowner]

Very helpful. It is easy to get lazy wrt hand position. Thank you very much.

[@TJJJJJJJJJJJ]

Holy duckshlt Batman ! I’ve been playing for 20 years but still found this exercise really helpful. I was primarily self taught so for the first few years I developed a few bad habits that I still have to consciously work on to this day and this simple routine really helps

[@jasoncheshire6153]

For classical guitar, this makes sense because there is no bending. As he mentioned, while bending, this hand position will not be ideal because there is no leverage. Most runs with any flavor will have bends. This is good for runs like Eric Johnson does where he knows there are no bends. Just be a few steps ahead of yourself and use this hand positioning where it serves you.

[@ModernGolfer]

I dunno, after trying this for 11 months, this is pretty much my 'standard' hand position when playing and bending isn't really any more 'difficult' for most notes. Strings are 'standard' 10's, so lighter stringers would be even easier, IMO.

[@TomasMichaud]

Interesting idea. I'm gonna try it out.

[@ErikBrumm]

Thank you so much for this!! I’m going to practice this as much as I can.

[@Digo951]

This is exactly what I wanted, it helped me a LOT, thank you!

[@ronbowden753]

Thank you for this useful tip. I am really getting into open string blues shuffles and feeling wrist pain. This seems like a great way to help me with proper form. Your a great teacher. I have been a fan since I started playing again 3 years ago.

[@houcinenyange945]

Thank you great video for beginners. I'm already seeing a difference within 5 mins!

[@lulureally]

just starting to learn.I’ll update y’all in a year how it’s going

[@bigkeezo]

👍

[@abrahamrodrigues1049]

Please update in another week . It takes two weeks at least to make some improvement

[@Yeoldepube]

Yo

[@ryanderangedmanclason8247]

Oh

[@UmarKhan-iw8md]

..?

[@Andres-hb7oh]

Been struggling with this since I began playing many years ago, thanks for the tip! will certainly try it out.

[@stephenmcphillips6118]

my hand hurts doings this haha, my pinky struggles are real

[@darkenedskies9766]

stephen mcphillips how's the struggle these days?

[@NexusBecauseWhyNot]

Actually interested to hear how it goes now too xD

[@kasibert2229]

Same

[@jonathandemarais]

TELL US STEPHEN

[@Youtube.Commen-tater]

MCPHILLIPS

[@tommywho924]

The tutorial I didn't know I needed. Thanks!

[@AVFCAM]

Excellent video, I’ve been struggling with this for a while, this will help a lot

[@koko5498]

Thanks , Carl ! I love it when someone explains how a certain exercise work cuz this way its easier to do it because you will see by a pure logic that it works ! Ty vm and keep the good work

[@jj339c]

Dexterity of the hands is something we are born with, some have it and some don’t. Some can throw a baseball and some can’t. There are big hands, long fingers, little hands, short fingers, fat hands with fingers that won’t bend, etc... it’s not one size fits all with hand placement on a guitar. Try the techniques, but if they don’t fit you, don’t get frustrated. Always try to improve, but don’t let technical stuff that some can do discourage you from playing or enjoying the instrument. Make music even if it’s three chords, make music. Spend 5 minutes on a technique like this and over time your hands and fingers might be able to get it, but we all have dexterity limitations😏

[@ModernGolfer]

Dexterity of the hands, for that vast majority, is something that is DEVELOPED, rather than 'born with'. There are phenomenal guitarists with all shapes and sizes of hands. The solution is the willingness to invest the time and effort to practice and develop this (or any) technique until the objective is achieved. Playing 'for 5 minutes' isn't likely to achieve that objective, at least for most folks. Developing such a technique, especially if one is attempting to overcome or change a significantly different habit, make take weeks of DAILY practice. It simply depends on how determined the guitarist is to obtain the skill set.

[@onpsxmember]

@@ModernGolfer Exactly.

[@melverys]

If you have small fingers you should get a thinner neck on your guitar

[@Dnbusk]

Firstly Thank you Carl, many have tried to show me how , but all have failed until this day! So here are my Takeaways, keep your wrist straight (parallel to the fret board), position of thumb is key, not too high and not too low on the neck. Distance to the fret board has to be so that you can bend your fingers so that your tips of your fingers are able to use less pressure and improves accuracy. Your index finger is your best guide based on your individual hand size, so practice by laying your index finger flat and do a full bar. Got it! now practice

[@sameenakausar1020]

Hi Daniel ! I read your comments and thought of asking your help. As far as my wrist is concerned ,its straight,my fingers are cupped and are placed at 90 degree angle , but the only problem is with my thumb. I cannot keep my thumb hidden behind the fret board,it always shows up. I hold the back of the guitar with my thumb bent at the joint and is it is visible unlike all guitar players who play well. If I try to place my thumb in the middle then my pinky doesn't reach the 6th string [low E string] and my fingers start forming an angle instead of staying straight at 90 degrees, but when my thumb is bent and placed on the top part of the fret board,everything works fine,except for the thumb position. When I play placing the index finger in the bar position as shown by Carl in the video,the only change is my thumb doesn't bend any more but is still visible and not hidden behind the fret board. Not sure how to correct my thumb position in my case. Sorry for bothering you Daniel ! Goodnight !

[@Dnbusk]

@@sameenakausar1020 Hi Sameena, Sorry for the late reply, I didn't realize that someone had left a comment/question. Now I am not sure if you are playing on an electric guitar or an Acoustic, I only bring this up because after switching to an electric guitar I found that I didn't need to put as much pressure on the strings and since the body is not as wide as an acoustic, it was easier to wrap my fingers around the neck. What I have recently learned is that the thumb is great for sliding up and down the neck, but I don't need to apply so much pressure giving me the flexibility to let the guitar rest in my palm, only exception is bar chords like F Bar Chord, but even that has become less because I have gradually begun building up enough strength in my fingers, especially my pinky finger. You mentioned your thumb, sounds like you will have an easier time with playing like Jimi Hendrix (Lucky you) as well as bends. Now I am only 2 yrs into this wonderful journey, but I notice that my thumb is not always going to be pointing straight up but points more towards the guitar head stock, this helps me in aligning my wrist so that with the tip of my pinky finger I can reach the low E string, see Carl's tutorial for "Message in a bottle" by the Police, I have found this so useful for working on dexterity, understanding that the pinky is less flexible than my index finger and middle finger. I practice the Spider technique placing my index on the 8th low E and the other fingers on the next 3 frets. so for Low E and A string my wrist is is slightly more forward in front of the neck and as I go down the strings I move my wrist slightly backwards towards my body. I have no idea if this helps answering your question completely, as we all have different hand sizes. Best of luck and keep at it, it so exciting when you begin hearing yourself sounding like the song that you are practicing. My last suggestion, find a someone who plays the guitar, show them where you are in your progress and any seasoned guitar like Carl, would be able to tell exactly what to do within seconds. its one of the awesome things about music, its universal and they all speak the same language when it comes to techniques.

[@sameenakausar1020]

Hi Daniel ! I really,really appreciate you replying to me.Very few people do it and thanks a lot for responding. I use both electric and acoustic but mostly practice on acoustic.Yes I fully agree with you when it comes to the width of the guitar neck,I never realized this before. I practice 2-3 hours daily watching videos on KZbin. I realized that there is no end to learning from KZbin videos,especially when most of the tutorial videos have so much to offer to us. These KZbin videos are much much informative than attending local classes in my case, as mostly students out here are interested in directly learning movie songs and hence are taught accordingly. When you understand music and learn guitar/any other instrument in a systematic way,you can automatically play songs and KZbin tutorials are the best for learning but Yeh ! many a times you don't reply to your doubts but players like you do help others in learning via comments. I really appreciate your long reply. Daniel,I started practicing the bar chord method after watching Carl's video and his video is quite helpful. I'm making my fingers get accustomed to staying together. My fingers are quite long, so may be,the thumb protrudes out.I tried a lot to make my pinky reach the low E string while concealing my thumb behind the fret board but it doesn't work out when it comes to low" E" string. Rest is all fine and I don't have to apply pressure while playing notes with my bent thumb. Even I follow the spider technique which has increased my speed while playing notes.Earlier my fingers used to dance all around the place,all wide spread and I never gained speed .Now my playing speed has increased while playing "Pentatonic scales" Thanks for sharing this info about Carl's ,"Message in a bottle by the Police" and Jimmy Hendrix.I'll watch their videos for sure tonight. KZbin has given me so much ,can't imagine learning guitar without KZbin. Your last suggestion is really helpful for me as it has given me an idea: Every year there is a live show of musicians at my husband's work place which we attend. Next time I will definitely ask the guitarist of their band about my thumb position.As of now there are no seasoned guitarists near my place of residence who can guide me in the right manner. Ended up writing a long reply but nevertheless,it was so nice of you to come forward to help resolve my issue. I will definitely give you a feedback on my thumb position,once I meet a good guitarist and ask him about it. God Bless you Daniel ! :-)

[@sameenakausar1020]

@@Dnbusk Hi Daniel ! I really,really appreciate you replying to me.Very few people do it and thanks a lot for responding. I use both electric and acoustic but mostly practice on acoustic.Yes I fully agree with you when it comes to the width of the guitar neck,I never realized this before. I practice 2-3 hours daily watching videos on KZbin. I realized that there is no end to learning from KZbin videos,especially when most of the tutorial videos have so much to offer to us. These KZbin videos are much much informative than attending local classes in my case, as mostly students out here are interested in directly learning movie songs and hence are taught accordingly. When you understand music and learn guitar/any other instrument in a systematic way,you can automatically play songs and KZbin tutorials are the best for learning but Yeh ! many a times you don't reply to your doubts but players like you do help others in learning via comments. I really appreciate your long reply. Daniel,I started practicing the bar chord method after watching Carl's video and his video is quite helpful. I'm making my fingers get accustomed to staying together. My fingers are quite long, so may be,the thumb protrudes out.I tried a lot to make my pinky reach the low E string while concealing my thumb behind the fret board but it doesn't work out when it comes to low" E" string. Rest is all fine and I don't have to apply pressure while playing notes with my bent thumb. Even I follow the spider technique which has increased my speed while playing notes.Earlier my fingers used to dance all around the place,all wide spread and I never gained speed .Now my playing speed has increased while playing "Pentatonic scales" Thanks for sharing this info about Carl's ,"Message in a bottle by the Police" and Jimmy Hendrix.I'll watch their videos for sure tonight. KZbin has given me so much ,can't imagine learning guitar without KZbin. Your last suggestion is really helpful for me as it has given me an idea: Every year there is a live show of musicians at my husband's work place which we attend. Next time I will definitely ask the guitarist of their band about my thumb position.As of now there are no seasoned guitarists near my place of residence who can guide me in the right manner. Ended up writing a long reply but nevertheless,it was so nice of you to come forward to help resolve my issue. I will definitely give you a feedback on my thumb position,once I meet a good guitarist and ask him about it. God Bless you Daniel ! :-)

[@ABCXYZ-on3bc]

you are one of the most helpful guitar teacher on the internet

[@HavenFletcher-ho8zm]

I don’t know any notes or scales or anything it’s hard for me to follow along but from my level I know now to point fingers up thank you

[@anthonyrenaud5783]

I’m a beginner but it makes sense about the space underneath. I will try this next time. Thanks for the advice.

[@mahmoudeledrissi7234]

unique technique it really helps and it was at first difficult but eventually it was ok to do. thanks for that awesome video

[@heidiaeschlimann2244]

thank you for teaching 🎸chords

[@mabblers]

Great lesson. I just started learning the guitar a week ago. I have a new appreciation for guitarest. There's a lot you have to learn. For me, a beginner, the two hardest things I have trouble with is plucking the correct sting. The other is scaling speed, which I know come in time. Do you have any tips for this? Thanks

[@remolalougarou6512]

Tks Carl. I had the same prob. Little adjustment and that bar is what i have issues with but this should help out seeing where the hand and thumb of yours are placed. Tks Carl 🍻

[@jimmccall8030]

This is extremely useful - thanks very much!

[@daksa369]

youre doin gods work my man

[@bhavananaik9709]

Thanks brother ..My palm touched evertime i played bar or whenever I used to bend notes this method is really useful ..Tons of love from india 🤘

[@Knutorius]

I can feel the difference. It really helps with stability and precision. ♫ Thanks!

[@DarkmoonSoul115]

Lol the ad in the beginning said "you can't learn guitar from KZbin videos" lol when I learned how to shred from watching videos of Alexi Laiho:) rest his soul💖

[@johnCjr4671]

61 and late beginner , bar chords are still very uncomfortable on my wrist and can’t seem to practice them for more than a minute or 2 because of pain ?

[@TheForce_Productions]

Just keep moving, time to time your muscles and articulations will eventually feel better. Your system needs time to adapt to each new thing. Keep it up.

[@daviddahl8562]

I've been doing those hand stretches which is making a difference. A little bit. only been doing those for a couple of weeks then I take a couple of days off on that.

[@vickitemple7970]

Thanks for the lesson. Really helps.

[@MRxr400]

hey, just a quick thanks. been trying out the method and finding movement around riffs and bends much more fluent and accurate keeping the hand angle still like you say. thanks for the great tip.

[@erwing7575]

Scott Mac Your able to get strong bends even with this hand position, or is it more vibrato?

[@64Ludwigs]

Great tip. Just what I needed. How about a lesson on right hand/pick postitioning?

[@ilir96]

Wow, I've been doing it wrong for almost two years! Lol Thanks, Carl, great lesson, really helpful!!

[@KhreamedKhorne]

So hard to fix those bad habits once they're set in. It's been a year, how'd you do with the relearning?

[@basilisbling8737]

@@KhreamedKhorne im gonna start relearning after a year wrong. Send me message to keep u informed

[@Qwickv]

Basilis Bling how’s it goin

[@ej8318]

@@basilisbling8737 How are you doing with the relearning?

[@Yeoldepube]

@@basilisbling8737 how are you

[@ozzyogkush]

Nice tip, I'm gonna try and incorporate this into my warmups and practice sessions.

[@HavenFletcher-ho8zm]

I thought u was supposed to learn form before notes but I see I need to know that before coming here. I don’t know any notes or scales or anything it’s hard for me to follow along but from my level I know now to point fingers up thank you

[@jmathers1642]

Great little exercise. Thanks.

[@roomofmirrorsbest]

1:53 scale 3:15 index finger press

[@kadin2356]

Learning under the bridge helped me with this

[@GT-Reviews]

I tried this and I’m beginning to believe that my hands just can’t play guitar.. 20 years of sim racing and real world auto racing and having my hands wrapped around steering wheels has molded my hand in a way that just doesn’t allow me to have any real spacing in my finger tips.. I have large hands (At least I wear size large gloves) and yet I’m not finding it possible to reach the E string without my palm contacting the neck of the guitar.. I’m frustrated because I see so many comments saying this video helped them and yet it just discouraged me further. I started playing a couple days ago.

[@bdavinci]

You have literally saved my life. Something about this exercise and I *get* it now. like hand technique has been the burden of my existence for years. what i learned from this video that you didn't explicitly state is thumb positioning. it seems really unnatural to turn your thumb inward and press along the line between the nail and skin at first but my alightment is fucking perfect now. you've literally saved my life. and "flat palm" is a perfect analogy. never thought my palm knuckles like that

[@MARLONdaman]

Man there are some many techniques to learning guitar; but; THE RIGHT TECHNIQUES HELP PROGRESS MORE FASTER!

[@boaminikam2]

Great lesson! I'm gonna try to implement this into my practice

[@samuelleevallongo9752]

Awesome tip I always struggle with my pinky towards bottom

[@lukemadden4434]

Thank you so much. I've always wondered why it was so hard to play the low notes. You've helped me so much

[@Daniel-om4ce]

You’re dog looks a lot like mine. Almost too much. You cloned him, didn’t you?

[@lukabalta1372]

but who the hell dislikes such valuable info......

[@shivankitss8396]

Insane … just tried for a while .. already seeing improvements

[@mihailmihajlovski7548]

Excellent lesson,helped me very much

[@ashokswami912]

Very well explained Sir 👌👌🌹🙏

[@leroynkang6041]

You gained a new subscriber. Thank you

[@toddplager8676]

This is something I was neglecting, hand placement and a boomerang pinkey finger lol!! Great video, I have to backtrack a little on my progress, my finger dex is a must being an older beginner! Half my time is spider and scales and chords on an acoustic. which makes the electric so much easier!!..... an ah ha moment ty!! Bar chords hurt but sound so awesome!

[@alferdjuhimovich9037]

=/ i bought the classic guitar in 2012 and due to the tight schedule i had almost no time to dedicate it to playing. But when i felt myself inspiring for learning some songs, i got annoyed that nothing worked out. I guess for 4 or 5 months, i finally changed the way i spend my time and got playing almost everyday, and somehow i came to "that" position naturally as, hell that's more comfortable, and i do have short fingers and if you've played the classic guitar, then you know that the frets are broader so it's quite an achievemnt to play the barre chords as you simply can't reach the 6th/5th strings. And i've been thinking that i'm not a guitar playerr, as whatever i tried brought to no "listenable" result, so at some moment i almost gave it up and to focus myself on something different, and onse i simply tried to change the hands position like on this video and it Worked! To express my feelings at that moment - it's hard. Then i tried to apply it to other songs and it still worked. I managed to play thise chords and the music started to sound instead of the noises that tourtured my neighbours. Recently i bought a Gibson SG for myself and that's awsome to play the music you like (just imagine playing Megadeth or Joy Division on the classic guitar). The point of mine was that i wish i saw this video back then in 2012, lord, how much time i have wasted by simply not knowing the proper hand position)

[@rolandjgutierrez4147]

Thank you this video helped a lot well more then a lot thanks for sharing ....Roland J Gutierrez from Magdalena New Mexico USA.

[@bigkeezo]

Whoa glad a found this open my eyes 👀 I could use this technique I thought I made a mistake buying a guitar but now I’m 🥳

[@DeadRingerMachine]

Interesting, I’ve been playing a long time (that doesn’t make me a great player, I started too late in life) and still have issues dropping my fret fingers down too low, hitting just below the string I need, so I look for ways to improve my finger placement precision and who shows up? Carl Brown, of course. I’ll definitely try this, and I’m starting to think I should take some of his online courses. This dude is the BEST guitar teacher on KZbin. His song lessons are the best, bar none. I’ve been sub’d to him for years and years.

[@cranberryjuice3998]

THEY DID NOT TEACH THIS IN GUITAR CLASS AT MY SCHOOL.

[@adriyaevans]

Petrifyer L IKR in my tuitions after telling abt the parts all the different chords were thrust in my face.

[@GalaxyGamerJayde]

Same here

[@jappie7196]

So happy with this exercise, have been struggling with this for a long time! Thanks a lot :D

[@noself1028]

Great video…thanks for sharing! I have some arthritis in my base thumb joint and consequently have difficulty properly placing my thumb on the back of the neck. Anybody have any advice?

[@CHAMPDOGZ]

Yeah im new and some of my fingers turn inward i will try this but i'll give it some time of practice hopefully ll see a change

[@flacoral]

Don't know if you will see this but I saw another video beginner fingertip soreness and it showed a tip of bringing the elbow in toward the body and I noticed how close yours was. I think that might be worth mentioning to your students. Of course that would be different for every one but.....

[@remimomo]

Thanks a lot Carl! I've been struggling a lot, hope this will work for me. Cheers!

[@kevinjperez-navarro8834]

Hi there! I had this problem since the beginning of my playing days (on and of for 7 years) finally trying to get serious. I’ll practice this for 2 months and let you know any progress I’ve made

[@vmaxmike2001]

Excellent video

[@Benjamin-vx2ot]

this is soo good 👀👍 thanks a lot!