Well maybe you don't deserve to learn anything from people when you think its ok to make thoughtless comments about people who are handing out their knowledge to you for free!
@@richardsmith533what you said here, was actually way more mean spirited than the joke made, which was actually a compliment. There was really no offense to be taken, but you did anyway lol
On the topic of over-fretting: If you're getting a lot of buzz, make sure you determine whether or not it's actually due to how hard you're pressing. Low action combined with hitting the strings really hard will produce buzzing no matter how much pressure you apply.
Classical guitar players point it up. I think it’s a matter of practicing moving the thumb with the tips all of the time. Steve Vai said he mostly plays with his thumb pointed to the side and his hand a little slanted as well. So, I’d say it depends on what you’re going to play. Michael Romeo plays with classical technique, his music is mostly based on classical stuff, so it makes sense for him.
Yeah I think it's about finding a balance, I think if you find your playing is dragging it's definitely worth considering your thumb position, lots of players forget it.
Thumb pointing up is good for bending, vibrato, and pull offs when your fingers are not strong enough. Thumb pointing to the side is good for anything else.
@@casaroli I think you made a good point (regarding left hand and thumb position) when you stated "So, I'd say it depends on what you're going to play".
OMFG THANK YOU, THE POINTING MY THUMB TIP HELPS SOOOO MUCH BETTER, this while time i had pointing to the side and it would straint the hell out of my thumb, now things don't hurt much 😭
I started focusing on my finger tips yesterday, yeah it knocked me back BUT!!!! I noticed a cleaner sound and less “other” string muting. It’s frustrating but if you want to start sounding like a professional you have to start practicing like one.
A pro at GC yelled at me. He was shopping and we chatted a bit in the acoustic room. He told me how bad I was and that people like me "should not be allowed in the store"- for real. He told me to move my thumb to the center of the back and to fret the MIDDLE of the spaces only. It clearly works for him but I like my technique just fine. I have played on stage as well- but could not hold a candle to him. Most people, even other pro's do hug the fret. He said the pitch will be ever so slightly off. He is a purist. Lucky for me, I am not a pro. Most think I can play just fine. Do what works for you and have fun!
Awesome. But I’m conflicted with the curled finger thing?! I’m trying to clean up my playing and hone my technique as well. So left hand string muting and right hand palm muting are a must for my sloppy playing. I know curled fingertip playing is preached for good technique. But How do you left hand string mute like that? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
You can usually get the pad of your fingers to touch the other strings while still using the tip. You could try turning your hand a little bit sideways and Experiment with different degrees of rolling your fingertips. Just don’t let the knuckle collapse like he said.
Ha, I just saw a video explaining the opposite; why it lines up your fingers better and relaxes your thumb/hand more to point your thumb toward the headstock. Can't win haha, just do whatever you want!
First assessment to mention the pinky finger flying away. I can use my pinky for Hamer on and pull offs but when it has to do runs involving middle and or ring finger, there's a huge space that it has to move to get back on to the fret board. It's very weird.
HowToPracticeGuitar - Good lesson. When you point to the top of the screen with the picking lesson - there's no link or information on how to get to it. Nor could I find it by looking it up. What is the link? Many thanks.
Fantastic tips and I understand that they are essential to follow the I have severe arthritis at the base of my thumb; I also have it in my fingers but nowhere near as bad and putting my thumb in that position, I can play for about 30 seconds, so my thumb has to move to another position I have tried and tried, but it's absolutely impossible due to the Arthritis
I'm sceptical to the thumb pointing up rule. If I place my thumb up it is impossible for me to place all four fingers on the E string. Also the long muscle that runs along my for arm (pointed towards the floor) starts to hurt.
Of course it does because it's not used to the position. When I first started playing guitar my fingers would get sore and bleed, they soon stopped. All part of the process.
I’m away from home and can’t wait to play and see how playing the note next to the fret will help and not create buzzing. I always thought playing in the middle of the fret was producing the cleanest sound. I will reply once I’ve experienced it.
nice video! but for me it feels very unnatural and I really need to force it to have my thumb exactly in the middle of my hand.... It starts to hurt my forearm after a few seconds as well. The most comfortable thumb position for me is wrapped around the neck and for the high strings pointing the thumb to the head of the guitar. It just feels a lot better and I feel like I have everything more under control.... Anyways...I tried and tried for years to play fast or at least intermediate tempo legato runs but I just dont make progress even if I practice it every day.... and thats why I watched this video (and about 1000 others about speeding up the fretting hand on youtube) because I want to learn fast legato... should I now force me to change my hand position even if it feels bad and hurts??
After learning something I already know, which is the first one, I slowly looked down at my bruised (just came from the hospital) fingers on my left hand (fretting hand), and did the Michael Scott face... which one you ask? You know the one...
I'm not sure about keeping the thumb in the middle of my hand at all cost, it doesn't feel natural at all. My thumb is almost always in front of my index finger, feels much better like that. Is it an issue?
what about when youre muting strings with your fretting hand? You can't curle the pointer finger when you're trying to put the bottom 4 strings with it.
At 3:16 there is a huge gap between the ring finger and pinky. When I make this stretch, the pinky curls back towards the ring finger instead of OUT TOWARDS the fret. It it almost a Spock like salute you are making between the ring and pinky and it is DRIVING ME CRAZY! Any suggestions? PLEASE.
I have problems with tapping. After some time with hammer ons and pull offs, my fretting hand arm gets tired and hurts, when I do tapping. Any tips for this? Thank you in advance
There is a famous female guitarist who frets with her thumb, and she's really good too. I've only seen this once before. Does anybody teach this method? And why would she do this? You opinion would be appreciated. Thanks.
I cannot get my little finger to do what yours is doing at the 3:16 mark. As I work my way from the 1st string towards the 6th string ( 1finger per fret), my pinky curls underneath my ring finger instead of reaching to the fret across from it. FRUSTRATING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have problems stretching across 5 frets. Only way I can manage it is to have my fingers lie at an angle allowing them to just, make the stretch and then only high up the neck but that screws up my thumb position! It's so frustrating, I try to make my thumb be perpendicular to the neck and in line with my 2nd finger but then I can't make the stretch. And as for making the stretch in a lick at any decent speed, it just sounds rubbish!
I agree and disagree you want to play on your finger tips yeah but not on the very tip because you also need to mute the other strings. Thumb position on back of the neck great advice for beginners after you been playing for a while you're learn what to do we've all played with our thumb over the neck hell Jimmi Hendrix played with his thumb over the neck but in the beginning yeah.
With all due respect but playing upper 15th fret in that way just literally is not possible At least on my guitar All im trying to say they're also some exceptions
Some good advice but a lot I disagree with, especially where you say "you start to do what's more natural" like it's a flaw to let your hand and wrist do what comes naturally?? Hard pass. The world is FULL of long career guitarists why defy almost every 'rule' there is, because there ARE no hard and fast rules for every type of player, hand types, body types and especially genre/styles. For eg - A lot of chords require the use of the pads of the fingers to bar two or three strings. Do what's best for YOU and what you want to play. And my best advice - make the guitar as easy to play as you can to begin with.
