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Finger Problems Playing Guitar - Part 2

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Channel: Ulrich Peise · 2014 · Music

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Thank you for watching my video on “Finger Problems When Playing Guitar Part 2”. So, today we want to explore a few additional factors that can help us around the question: how to reduce finger pain when playing guitar? Essentially, we’re talking on what we discussed in the first part. Because there are actually a couple more things you should think about. So let’s get started.

1. It’s a marathon, not a sprint. The longer you play guitar, the less pain you will experience. There is nothing you can do in order to completely avoid finger pain when playing guitar. But as with all things in life, the more your practice the easier it gets.
2. Be aware of medical conditions. I’m not trying to play doctor here. But the fact is, sometimes you are not even aware of what the pain you are experiencing is caused by. I had massive joint pain attacks and no idea where they were coming from until I found out that I had gout. I don’t drink alcohol and I’m vegan, so gout was not on my list of potential culprits. Yet, that’s what I was diagnosed with. As I said, a certain level of pain in your fingers when playing guitar is normal, especially in your tips. But if you have severe pain in your joints, you might want to have that checked out by a medical professional.
3. Buy this and you will heal your guitar fingers! Some people will tell you that if you buy their product or follow their method, you found the holy grail of how to reduce finger pain when playing guitar. I would be extremely careful with such claims. Especially if you are being asked to spend a lot of money. Others say that they found some sort of home remedy that can help avoiding finger pain. Bathing your alcohol and vinegar, so they say, does the trick. Sounds strange to me, but I honestly have no clue if it helps or not.
4. Adjust the action. Not your action, the one of your guitar. The action is the distance between the strings and your fretboard. As explained in the video, make sure that the action is right. If it’s too high, your fingers will need to exert an unnecessary amount of pressure. More pressure, more pain.
5. Get the right string gauge for your fingers. Strings come in different gauges. To make things simple, you can essentially categorize them into 3 buckets: light, medium and heavy. The lighter the string gauge, the easier they are to handle, the less pain you will have in your fingers when playing your guitar.
Okay, I hope this was helpful. So in short: there is no straight forward answer when it comes to how to avoid finger problems when playing guitar. But there are certain thing you need to be aware of that can at least help to reduce the pain to some extent.

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