Hi people,
How on EARTH are my fingers supposed to assume this position comfortably? It seems like my ring and middle fingers just don't want to come apart enough. I just started playing -- toying, really -- as I needed something to do during the summer. But not being able to form this C chord is very discouraging. Anything I should be doing differently? My pinky wants to become involved (instead of the ring finger), but I wonder if that will mess up my chord progressions later?
Excellent forum and website, by the way. Some of my discouragement has melted away already, but still, I just can't imagine it ever feeling natural to hold a C chord (let alone easily switch to that position from a G or some other variation.) Is it possible my hands are just naturally inept or is this a common experience?
Selfie
P.S. Apologies, I just realized I might have posted this in the wrong area. Sorry about that.. didn't mean to step on Scholar's toes.
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Hi people,
How on EARTH are my fingers supposed to assume this position comfortably? It seems like my ring and middle fingers just don't want to come apart enough. I just started playing -- toying, really -- as I needed something to do during the summer. But not being able to form this C chord is very discouraging. Anything I should be doing differently? My pinky wants to become involved (instead of the ring finger), but I wonder if that will mess up my chord progressions later?
Excellent forum and website, by the way. Some of my discouragement has melted away already, but still, I just can't imagine it ever feeling natural to hold a C chord (let alone easily switch to that position from a G or some other variation.) Is it possible my hands are just naturally inept or is this a common experience?
Selfie
P.S. Apologies, I just realized I might have posted this in the wrong area. Sorry about that.. didn't mean to step on Scholar's toes.
Welcome aboard. Yeah you should start a new thread to introduce yourself.
I would think some chromatic scale exercises would help with getting those fingers to do the right thing.
Hello every one,
I am also new on this web site and playing, I started about 5 weeks ago for my second time. I always wanted to play the guitar but I never had the time or the encouragement to do it. 5 years ago I bought a guitar and started to take lessons, my teacher was pretty good but we were using a book (Mel Bay's GUITAR METHOD, grade1) very boring book, then my teacher had to move to a different location that was kind of far from were I live so I did not continue the lessons.
This year I am 41 years old and I decided that it was time to learn to play the guitar, I got a new teacher. This teacher used to tour with some bands like, Limp Bizkit, Widespread Panic, Tonic, Cake, Sister Hazel. I am taking right now 30 min lessons on Saturdays; I think I am getting better than before. Let me tell you, at first my fingers did not want to move or it will take a tank just to move them. Now my fingers are a little bit more agile but I am still struggling when changing chords, I guess I just need to keep playing and playing. There are some days that I play better and other days forget about it but I still have the spirit..
Welcome cifran03, copy all this into a new thread, it will get more attention.
