My hands cramp when stretching the hand across the fret board and when I play a while. Also, my wrist will hurt when playing for an extended amount of time. What are some technique fixes or stretches I could use to allieviate the strain
It's quite normal what you're experiencing. Your hands have to build up strength and agility. Focus on consciously releasing the tension in your hand. An effective exercise is to press and release a string while being conscious of how much pressure you apply.
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My hands cramp when stretching the hand across the fret board and when I play a while. Also, my wrist will hurt when playing for an extended amount of time. What are some technique fixes or stretches I could use to allieviate the strain
Be careful how much pressure you are putting on your thumb as you go across the fretboard
It's quite normal what you're experiencing. Your hands have to build up strength and agility.
Focus on consciously releasing the tension in your hand.
An effective exercise is to press and release a string while being conscious of how much pressure you apply.
Can’t you just get the e in tune and tune the a by playing 5th fret e
That's also possible