"Why do my fingers hurt?" - Guitar Lesson
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ส.ค. 2024
- In this guitar lesson, we'll be talking about dealing with sore fingers on the guitar. Every guitarist deals with painful fingertips at some point and it can be really annoying. This problem isn't just limited to beginners either. A veteran player going into a season of more frequent playing can quickly result in some sore fingers. So in this video, we'll be covering eight helpful tips for dealing with uncomfortable fingertips.
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:51 NATE SAVAGE
1:31 CONSISTENT PRACTICE
2:17 LEAVE YOUR CALLUSES ALONE
2:35 TAKE BREAKS
3:00 DON'T PUSH DOWN TOO HARD ON THE STRINGS
3:44 STAY AWAY FROM GADGETS
4:08 GET YOUR GUITAR SETUP
4:52 CONSIDER STRING GAUGE
5:29 IMPROVE TECHNIQUE
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I like the way it hurts, not to be a weirdo but it makes me feel like I have actually made progress
Makes sense to me. Result of putting hard work in.
Sticky Toast crunch I agree. But it would be annoying during a gig.
(A random cenario) Hey Brad! Let's do some extremely long lead guitar over sweet child o mine!
(Reaction) ehhhhmmm... Sure?...
(Three hours of lead later) OH MY GOD WHY CAN I SEE MY FINGER BONES!?
No pain no gain
I only experienced hurting on my first time playing but i doesnt hurt now.w.
SAMEEEEEEEE
Electric guitarist: complains about sore fingers
Me: *cries in acoustic*
EM I play acoustic it still hurtssss
I just got an acoustic a couple weeks back and my calluses have doubled in size.
acoustic hurts more in my op
After the first month my fingers were used to the pain and now I can play without and worry on having sore finger's
yeah acoustic has more tension on the strings so ouch yeah i play acoustic
*slices finger open while sliding on high e string.
😩😩
ikr
@Jon Jones r/whooooosh
@Jon Jones I 👏agree
Lit Memes
That is literally my fear. But also something I try to intentionally do 😂😂
I just started playing and yeah it hurts like crazy...first time in my life I am excited to get calluses lol.
Keep pushing through dette B. You will be good to go soon. ;D
I just started today and all I learned is the d chord and a chord
How is the progress, guys?
@@martinlearnsguitar8200 they died of finger clot
Same hahahaahhahaha
My fingers were a little sore but damn, you're fingers are purple
Then you can use fingertip protector
*your
@@ainaaa9349 using finger tip protectors is cheating
My fingers rly do be like that 💀
Guitar pick
they don’t hurt when i play but now my fingers look like shrivelled up avocados
Elijah Slavin 😂 same
XDD
Im getting to that part
Im gonna have to sacrifice my beautiful falanges XD
😂😂
Whenever I play a guitar I feel like like playing fruit ninja but fruits are my fingers
Shaikh Abdul Ayaan ouch
Slice-
HAHAHAHAHAHAH lmao 🤣 same
tips in the video:
1. consistent playing
2. leave callouses alone when they’re being formed, they get tougher over time
3. take breaks!!
4. don’t push down on frets too hard
5. stay away from gadgets
6. get your guitar set up correctly (make sure action is low)
7. consider string gauge
8. improve fretting technique (5:45)
:) hope dis helps
Helped alot thanks 👍
Thanksss
thx
Thanks a lottt
Ty!
“Be consistent with your practice”
Me, staring at my guitar that I haven’t touched for 3 months straight
Same HAHAHAHA
Same
yeah mista white!
my guitar hasnt been touched for so long....spiders make it their home now
I was playing for 4 years and now I wasn't playing almost a year...
So THAT'S why guitar players make all those faces! =:-O
hahahahahhahaahaha it's because of the pain not the pleasure right? LoL
Chris Angel I make some weird faces but not from pain, mainly concentration
🤣🤣🤣
hahahaha
Artie VanDelayo lmakakakak I do it but I don’t mean to it just happens it’s like a reflex and it just makes you play better not in general just makes it feel easier
As a learning bassist....tip 4 is CRUCIAL! My fingers KILLED me until I used minimum pressure needed. Seems like common sense...but you would be surprised how often you are applying too much pressure.
faamecanic1970 Thanks for advice, I just started and noticed I was applying death grip pressure to strings and fat fingering each string next to it from pressing to hard.
I agree
My shitty bass amp has no distortion so I hit the strings real hard to get heavier sounds. My middle finger has a blister now, I think I can stop now
YoursTruly Becca They should come back. Mine did that too. Calluses can cause you to loose some feeling (typing on my keyboard I hardly feel keys now)., only use the pressure you need to fret or you will loose speed and agility.
I constantly under press and get ringing
Just practice for 10 minutes for 1 week and your fingers will get used to it... I was like WTF is it supposed to hurt like that O_O but now I barely feel the strings XD ... Have fun guys and keep practicing
Yeah you are right
Same, when i came back to guitar i did a lot of small practices. Was surprised that it didnt hurt . .
I’ve got blisters on me fingers!
rubix187 Ouch! 😬 I’ve had blisters.
Well you may be a lover, but you ain't no dancer
“I understood that reference”
Yeah same
*H E L T E R S K E L T E R*
i played ukulele before playing guitar and i'm going to say that helped me a lot and my fingers barely even hurt
tazz 505 same!!!
except mine hurt really bad for about 3 to 4 days after that it’s been fine
Yeah that’s the same as me. I started with uke and than transitioned to guitar so it only hurt a tiny bit the first and second day I started playing.
I would recommend people start out on ukulele for that very reason. It really preps you for guitar imo.
@@nate4472 or use guitar with nylon strings, that way you'll learn more without the pain
Same!
I must not be practicing wnough cause that thumbnail looks horrible 😂
Mine do look like the middlefinger from the thumbnail
2:58 I’m a beginner on acoustic, and the only way I can make a nice sound is if I push down as hard as I can. I do tear up but the success on my progress gives me this healing feeling emotionally and essentially it evens out the physical pain I’m going through which encourages me to keep practicing/ learning.
How’s it going?
Don't ever pick a callus off. It will leave a hole that never really fills in.
is that really a thing that happens?
@@casper1754 I know from experience, yes, but it's not as bad as it sounds.
Holy shit I had one on my foot and I did that FUCK
Shelly Grant w h a t D:
True. I bit mine. Got a hole & the strings kept getting stuck in it.
This kinda reminds me of a story my father once told me. When he was young he was in a punk band and once borrowed a guitar from the owner of a pub because he wanted to play a quick gig. After he finished his gig the whole guitar was red because his hands started to bleed all over it but he didn't even notice or felt any pain because he was so drunk lol xD
Lolol
Wow
Remedy to sore fingers: be drunk
@@akshatrakesh8697 is that alpine f1?
@@akshatrakesh8697 nvm
I like the way it feels.
Green Beanie same
You're crazy
E D G E.
That's a kink
*masochism intesifies*
The harder you hit the string, the stronger you will have to press the fret
the same thing applies to bass (that's why people say that you to play relaxed)
When I first started I used a bit of a cheat to get them callouses going, dab the fingertips with rubbing alcohol after playing. It causes the skin to harden, thus, when I went to practice the next day I wasn't having to strain and I experienced very little discomfort.
Worked for me, but your results may vary.
This is probably the best way to harden those finger tips.Also (beginners)keep playing,you've got this far.🎸
If you've already picked at your calluses...stop. Now you might have callus edges that can catch strings and become very frustrating. Take your significant other's nail file and gently round off those calluses. Gently now...calluses are our friends. Great vid Nate!
What’s a “significant other” **slowly starts sobbing**
Say_Hello_Aidan don't cry mate. Don't ...... * Starts sobbing*
my bad bros...*sobbing as well*
When I went on the beach and bathed for the whole day there, my calluses miraculously disappeared. XD
moon star oh no...so now ya gotta start all over?
When my fingers hurt, I hit TH-cam for that random knowledge.
I had a lot of trouble typing on my computer keyboard during my first month of guitar. No issue 3 years later!
You must have practiced hard for those months then. I barely did 1 hr per daily.
Im so desperate on playing the guitar that i practiced 8 hrs everyday even though it hurts like hell
I just started 5 days ago btw hehez
I want to be J-Hope's pillow at least 3 hours a day my friend I even take 1 week with out playing and I play like crap and my finger feel stiff and I've been playing for over 10 years. If your really in pain try a tiny drop of super glue on your finger tips it creates a layer of hard skin till u wash them again used to really help me alot. Also using a lighter to lightly burn your finger tips it's strings a little but it keeps the finger tips rough and solid just don't burn your hand off
John Louie Garcia i hope to hell you quit that shit. Practice an hour a day. Ill tell you a secret. I had to quit for about a month.. i think i tore a ligament or tendon. When i picked up the guitar again.. i was BETTER. Ive gotten burned out before and quit for days or weeks (well not TOTALLY quit).. came back and was better. Im pretty sure most of guitar is subconcious.. and your subconcious works shit out wheny o ure not playing
Yay! That’s cuz its 3 YEARS LATER
I had a break after my guitar broke until I got a new one (maybe 3-4 months) and when I got back, I legit felt like an experienced player trapped in a newbie's body lmao
I started guitar 4 days ago. By spending 6 hours everyday on my 4th day my fingers don’t feel the strong anymore. I can finally do slide and hammer the cords properly so I can continue my progression. Don’t give up fellow new guitarist it gets better everyday!
how is ur guitar playing now buddy?? i just started yesterday
@@arielleclarke744 how is ur
progress now after 1 month😳
@@blackpanther3676 definitely hearing some progress! my f barre chord sounds a lot better, and my fingers hurt a lot less (i try practice abt 30 min/ 1 hr per day)
@@arielleclarke744 ooo that's so cool
@@arielleclarke744 how is it another month after?
Electric guitarists: "Damn my fingers hurt so much"
Someone: *Laughs in acoustic*
Me: *cries in bass*
Wait I've never played bass but does hurt? I thought the thicker the better. Unlike guitar,, it hurts as hell cause the string was thin
@@chunchunmarupapachiru5425 Actually i'm not a bass player, i just made a joke. Many say that bass hurts more because the strings are tighter and you have to push them more. I have no clue. I would want to play bass tho
Playing a bass doesn't hurt as much as an electric!!
@@MidwestFarmToys Ok. For me thinner=easier unless i bend
Well if the string is thicker you have to apply more pressure on your fingers to make a cleaner sound
When I first started playing it hurt so bad, my fingers were all bruised because I was so determined to get chords right💀 It’s super painless to play now, given that I play every week at least. Keep bearing through the pain, give your hands a rest for a day or two but no longer than a week, you’ll get discouraged and it won’t be any easier to play next time you pick your guitar up!:)
It's specially worse when you have sweaty hands. :(
I barely started playing guitar since I got one for Christmas. Let me just say: my fingers are killing me and it hurt just to type this...but I still love playing it :)
How are u doing now?
I’m learning on acoustic. Even growing my right fingernails out. I’m all in.
You remind me a bit of Tom Hanks 🤗❤️
I've gotten that before. :D
Lol That's what I thought when I saw one of their videos for the first time the other day. Wasn't sure if I was in the minority that saw that or not.
Oddly, my dad also looks liked Tom Hanks to me.
He does resemble him! Holy Crap good eye!
Lieutenant Dan!
Life is like a pack of heavy gauge strings, you just have to bend 'em a little harder, oooh yeah🎶🎵🎸
Its like my fingertips are disintegrating when i look at them after done playing
When you notice they begin to crack, but you can only see it, thats satisfying
Very helpful. Many thanks.
Awesome tips. You nailed every one i have right now lol. After not playing for years and Christmas 2018 got back into it . Thank-you for sharing.
electric:awww my finger
acoustic w/Neon stings:😂😂😂😂
"no pain, no gain"
edit: this means if your finger doesnt hurt while playing, you didnt made progress, but if u do. u did made progress
These tips are very helpful Thanks Nate
Thank you for the video man.
The fingers hurt in a way you like, I enjoy the pain !
Debajyoti Bose I’m not into pain.
Not me🤣🖐
masochist
thanks for the advices it helped me a lot since I’m a beginner
Great tips, thanks!
When I started playing the guitar at age 9, 26 years ago my fingers were so sore for the first two weeks! I almost have up but I had such a passion for music and the guitar was my all time favorite instrument! Once you get passed that first month of playing, the important thing to do is keep playing every day for at least 30 minutes (or longer if you like) building up those caliceus is important! I also started playing on an acoustic, then as I got older started playing electrical as well! My advice would be to start on an acoustic, you'll build up your hand and finger streangth due to a wider neck, and the strings are thicker making those caliceus build faster! Practice even if your fingers hurt, and have fun, because being able to play the guitar is awesome! Lol
I started playing guitar around 40 years ago on a beat up Willie Nelson trigger classical looking guitar ....strung with rusty bronze strings....ouch!!! I quickly learned that I had to keep my strings clean after I played and just play a lot to get over the calluses ..even pass the point when they would get dry and crack which was my case but I would sand them off with regular sandpaper.. sometimes I use some crazy glue just to try it out on my fingertips and those little tips really help and go a long way also a lighter touch on the strings that is a technic helper right there. Keep playing.
I love the way you teach Nate! Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for this
Thanks a lot for all the tips I am a 51 years old beginner and you've helped me a lot
How's your progress
I was barely able to learn open chords because of my high guitar action. It hurt so much because i have baby hands. Later i learned about Truss rod, and then i found my Cheap guitar didn't have adjustable Truss rod.
So I'll be buying a new one.
I want to be J-Hope's pillow A high nut and/or saddle can also be a problem causing the high action.
Gutslinger my guitar's truss rod was not adjustable. I bought another but better guitar this time.
I want to be J-Hope's pillow ARMY! lol I’m just starting to learn but the electric guitar I have has a messed up string and something loose knocking around in the body. I want to learn some Day6 songs to play though so I’m trying to get it fixed or find a better one.
VIVA K! I'm a My Day. I love Day6. You go get that guitar fixed, and learn Shoot Me.
I want to be J-Hope's pillow Same thing happened to me. But now my new guitar is not Brocken in and sounds rubbish. And strings hurt like hell
This is super helpful thank you so much for the tips..big thumbs up for your videos😘
Great tips, thank you.
thank u so much Nate. this video is super helpful ! i liked the way video was intoduced. thumbs up.
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. :)
This really helped! Even though I have a ukulele...I know get it..! This is great for the future
Thanks for the tips!!
Thanks for your tips 👍
My fingers are red from playing 5 hours straight yesterday
Really funny intro. Love the vids. Thanks for all the help!
Thanks for watching. :)
Thanks for posting.
Thank you for this
Same thing for Drummers! ive been playing drums for over 10 years i still get blisters sometimes when i play usually.
J.Olliee Mann same man same
Not 10 years but like 3 years but i still get splinters!!
Wtf this doesn't happen to drummers. This is about pressing on strings. You might get some soreness in the beginning but same idea... have to wait for calluses to form in the proper places, and it should go away.
Immersing the fingertips in chilled water helps a lot with sore fingers, also callus formation becomes faster
Hope that helps ❤️
Is that scientifically true that chilled water speeds up callus formation? Just curious. I’m definitely going to try it though
finally found a great teacher😊 thank u so much🤩
This video is really helpful for a beginner. Thanks for the practicality.
me: sobs with my bruised finger cut that i got, when I slide them on strings.. 😢
Came back playing again after 10 years so the pain is real but gonna say it that it's worth it.
I just got an electric guitar and I like it and I’m trying to learn and I learned A major and E major and frets and the names of each string but I still have no idea how to read sheet music, but I really like it so far
Sheet music is not essential to learn for a beginner. Now you just need to learn the basic chords and scales and learn to play other songs and stuff like that.
Just started learning. Very helpful, thanks 🙏
great info,ill keep at it
It took me two weeks, to not feel the pain while practicing my electric guitar. You will eventually get over it, so keep practicing, you'll be surprised that it won't hurt anymore if you constantly strum the same chord for a thousand times.
Thanks so much for tips!!
P.S I play ukulele not guitar but it still helped
Loved the tips... Haven't played since I was 16, I'm now 63 and first week. My fingers are a little tender, but I look at it like if I'm not consistent it's all for nothing, it's slowly coming back to me. So thanks...🌿🌺🌿🎸☮
Thanks for the video
I played so much that my skin from my fingertips came off and all you can see is bone
Lmao, I remember when I was playing for like 2 hours straight and I had a break. When I picked my guitar up again my hand scraped the high e string and my hand started bleeding because it was sharp. I still have the scar and every time I look at it I’m laughing so hard!
Thanks for lessons
thanks brother for your valuable suggestion.your videos really helps me to learn guitar :)
I have just recently started playing acoustic guitar and damn they do hurt!😭
Try to play single string songs.....they are also nice...
"Why does my forearm hurt?" - Guitar Hero Lesson
Good Stuff
Thanks Nate
Nice advice. Thanks.
I finally got over most of the finger tip soreness but now that I started barre chords, I swear my skin is flaming all along my index finger 😥
i’ve got a bad habit of pressing too hard on bar chords, and my index finger has a blister developing :(
This is an amazing video. And especially the intro, it is a funny one. It helped me alot with all the chords and specifically with the g major as I've been having a tough time with it. Also the part where you tell about the foot stool and bringing in the elbow. You've got another subscriber now.
Wishing you well!
This helps a lot
Soak your fingertips in rubbing alcohol once a week don't play for a day or two,make tips tuffing up.
That may kill or at the very least dry out your skin cells too much, I wouldn't recommend doing that.
I just started to learn guitar from scratch 2 weeks ago. Been following your beginner guitar lessons. For how much time, how many times a day and for how many days should I practice each chord before moving on to the next chord?
My fingers hurt but I make it a point to practice atleast 30-40 minutes a day, things are beginning to get much better now.
I must say, your videos are the best ones out there for beginners like me.
Sounds like you're on a good practice regiment. You can feel free to work on multiple chords per day if you like. :)
It will be helpful to practice the keys in a particular group example key of C, change chords between the keys then learn another one like the key of G changing chords between keys in that group, will help you with key changes, even if you just use one to two at a time, increasing the number of keys as you get the chords correctly you will gain speed at your own pace. You are alright with the time do not worry about it, but practice as much and as often as possible. It is better to practice twice a day 10 to 15 minutes than a plan of 10 hours weekly and no practice because of life issues interference with plan. You can do it! Patience and persistent will get you through.
Guitareo I've been playing guitar for maybe 8 months but more like 6 months.. took a break. Busy with school. And the chords I know so far are g, c, e, Em, A, Am, F(still learning) and d chord. Dont know if I'm on right track or not. Practice for about an hour or more each day. Is that good? Any tips?
Don't practice chords, your improvement will be slow and frustrating and you'll give it up.
Practice songs (beginner acoustic guitar book) it should show you how to form the chords.
Eventually after about a month your muscle memory and finger strength will increase and you will new much faster and quicker rather than practicing 1 chord at a time.
Good luck in your guitar practice bro.
(1.5 years of playing guitar)
Good advice, thank you!
Really cool tips- thanks
I'm watching this because I've been working on "" no one like you"" and my fingers feel horrible. I can barely touch the strings.
I've been playing 45 years
Washing dishes make mine tender and when I play they damage easier.. I have to lay off guitar 1-2 days when this bad. I have 73 les Paul so she plays great.
4:10 very important topic. this one actually i suffered a lot 😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥
Very good video. Helped me a lot thank you! :)
Thank you for the tips! Very helpful for a beginner like me!
Answer: its because you are playing a good amount of guitar
I knew you were from Tx, but I never noticed an accent until I heard you talk about your "raught" hand.
raught hands and raifles! :D
YEEE HAW SKININ DEER AND DRINKIN BEER
Where in tx and how did you know?
I found it really helpful, thanks for sharing :)
Super useful. Love it :D
Practice 20 to 30 mins every day then once your calluses start developing you'll be able to practice for longer improve exponentially after 1 to 2 months of small practices every day after school.
When I first started guitar, I was able to play for about 1 hour until my fingers which I was pressing the strings with hurt.
But my wrist hurt after about 50 minutes.
I paused this video to make a comment less than 1/3 of the way through, and the reason is because from the onset of the title, to the immediate focus on the fact that even along time pros, and amateurs alike- ALL are susceptible to sore fingers from over playing certain chords from time to time. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for giving us such an insightful and informative (I can already tell) introduction into taking care of our digits! 😄
Hi
Thanks, useful information.
Never had pain in my fingers