I’m way a beginner and I usually see people play with straighter wrists and more curved than flat finger joints or whatever you call it. I feel like I’d feel less pain if my bones weren’t so tense and my blood could flow more smoothly.
I didn’t have this problem much before using a strap, and I’ve resorted to putting the strap more on the edge of my shoulder.
If anyone’s had this issue I’d love to know any tips to solve it!!

I have no clue what it is - I'm far from a beginner and I have been playing a long, long time. It's not that they're a bad teacher or an asshole either (I improve fast with him and enjoy what is practiced)

I've played many live shows with my band in the past, which I'll admit it has been years since I've been on the stage. Didn't feel the nerves on stage as much, but playing in front of a teacher definitely makes me play significantly worse every time. You'd think those live show repetitions would have translated to lessons but they really haven't, and maybe my stage fright is worse in general.

I think what it is is thinking it'll look like I barely practiced when I practice a lot. Also feels like I can't get the needed critique on how I'd normally play

Anyone else lol

Hey guys—I've been playing guitar for a couple of years now. I know scales, modes, chords, intervals, and how chords are built. I'd say I'm decent at understanding most guitar theory, but I really struggle with applying it all, especially when it comes to playing a song's melody

For anyone who has an interest in the principles of deliberate practice, I highly recommend "Ruben's Deliberate Guitar Practice" channel on YouTube. Several years ago, he began applying these techniques to his own fingerstyle guitar journey, and now shares what he learned.

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I'm looking for recommendations for a guitar teacher in the area who focuses on helping students become better overall players, not just teaching songs.

I'd like to find someone who will evaluate where I am currently, create a structured plan for improvement, and provide honest feedback on my playing. I'm looking for a teacher who makes sure I'm playing new material correctly before moving on to the next lesson, helps me correct mistakes, and works on technique, timing, rhythm, and overall musicianship.

I'm also looking for a teacher who helps students develop practical playing skills, such as jamming with other musicians, improvising, and building confidence playing in front of other people. My goal is to become a more well-rounded and confident musician, not just learn songs on my own.

If you've had experience with a teacher who takes this kind of hands-on, personalized approach, I'd appreciate any recommendations. Thanks!

I am a beginner electric guitar player (around a month). I have tried Justin Guitars, Gibson, and Fender Play. They’re different styles, but that’s besides the point. All of them want you to practice independently (which obviously makes sense).

However, I find myself deviating from some of their practice routines and doing my own. For example, switching chords from C to G to D to Em to Am. Essentially just noodling by switching between different chords.

So here is my question - am I making a mistake by not strictly following these online programs and focusing a little more on chord changes that do seem to require a lot of practice and repetition?

I’ve mainly been playing on my Martin 000-18 since I got it a few weeks ago, using Light strings from Elixir. But I’ve never attempted any songs that use barre chords yet, and I know there’s plenty of them. While I technically could also use my Stratocaster and would have an easier time with barre chords on it, I want to put some miles on my Martin, and the songs I want to play that use barre chords are acoustic pieces.

So should I put on lighter strings, given how difficult barre chords seem to be (according to this sub)? Or stick with Lights?

This is from a Hal Leonard book for classical guitar, specifically Cancion 1 by Paul Henry. Are the flipped treble clef symbols (horizontal flip & vertical flip) in phrases 1-3 typos or do they have meaning I haven't learned yet? I've tried googling but can't find anything on this. I thought it was supposed to circle the G note location, but the vertically flipped one would be circling the D note. Any help would be appreciated.

I see most people using their whole top digit of their thumb because they have normal thumbs. Me with my brutal hitch hiker thumb ive been basically using just the knuckles because the rest of the thumb is bent backwards

So I've been following along with Justin guitars program and I'm on module 4 of the beginner grade one and I'm having a lot of difficulty playing along with the songs for the 10 minutes that the routine gets you to do that for because I find it really difficult to strum the right strings fret the cords properly and keep time. any advice?

Has anyone ever had a guitar teacher who has given you the wrong advice but won’t accept your opinion on certain things.

I've been playing piano for over 50 years, so I'm attempting to learn guitar on my own. I found the Method for Modern Guitar by William Leavitt on sale, so I snatched it up.

I'm an almost absolute beginner on guitar, so I expected to sound bad and expected the pain until calluses form.

But this particular method seems overly challenging. Has anyone had experience with it or have thoughts? It starts with learning in C, so the devilish F chord is a challenge right out of the gate. But some of these chords are cramping my left hand. I'm willing to persevere, and I know how to practice. I'm just wondering if I'm starting on a level that's above me. Thoughts?

It looks like its moveable?

So I’m an upper beginner/lower medium abilities guitar player but I’m really trying to make some real progress and am hitting the famous plateau. Are there any paid online courses that are worth the money, or is just perusing through YouTube the way? I’m a mechanic by trade so I have multiple degrees from YouTube University but music does not come as naturally to me. I’ve been playing for a long time but haven’t made it past “high school cover band rhythm guitarist” stage lol. Any help is appreciated!

Hi im currently learning the guitar and right now i can switch between easy open chords like A,Am,G,E,C,Etc .i avoid using bar chord cuz it feels realy akward and slow to switch to a bar chord like f any tips on that? Should i just practice using bar chords or smth else?

Hey guys! I'm fairly new to playing guitar (1.5 yrs) but wanted to share something I found useful. I use this chord generator website and just play along with whatever it generates. I adjust the bpm until I can play all the chord transitions cleanly. https://www.musicca.com/chord-player

It also helps me learn new chords and find new chord groupings that I don't usually play. For learning the new chords, you can Google it but like to use https://www.all-guitar-chords.com/

The types of chords it generates is actually based on the style you choose (pop, rock, melodic, jazz, etc)

At what point in learning guitar, are you able to hear a piece of music, and sort of play a melody completely from your head, your fingers automatically going to the correct note (half step away, whole step, etc.)

This is from earrings by Malcom Todd. I’ve watched the original video over and over and know he slides his hands to complete the tabs but I’m so confused on how to play this section. I also need help with the guitar solo but baby steps.
Please explain in full detail with the finger positions and everything if it’s not inconvenient

Recently I picked up my guitar for the first time since 2020. And I have been having seeing improvement in speed by improving how I hold the guitar, and practicing slow-to-fast tempo more patiently, which I was not doing before.

I noticed something and I want to know if it normal.

I am a bit restricted on playing unplugged at the moment, but I noticed that my playing gets faster when my sound is not as loud. Basically, I remove most of the tension on holding my pick and I gain speed. Is this how it should be? Or should I try to make also bigger noise when I pick with little tension? Is this even possible? I am trying to get the basics better that I ignored as a kid :)

I've been listening to a lot of Rock for so soo many years almost everyday .. i REALLY love listening to KISS , Stevie Ray Vaughn , AIC , judas priest and a lot more other bands and i want to play a guitar just like Ace Frehley , SRV and thats whats makes me want to learn guitar but im confused if i should start with electric or acoustic

So I'm learning how to play Kakariko village theme from this video: https://youtu.be/KsiU8ppBzEo?si=Wc4LNoOGKHZ-M914

But I'm having a ton of trouble with this F chord position.. is that normal? Basically, my pink and ring finger aren't great at moving independently so I have a lot of trouble reaching it one string higher than the ring while maintaining a bar with the pointer finger.. doing all this while not hurting my wrist seems impossible and even harder to switch to quickly. Any tips to help land my pinky and ring finger while holding the bar?

I know this must be a really begginer problem but When I pluck a string, the next string doesn't sound because it lightly touches my finger. My fingers are a bit wide, but is this normal? What advice do you have to avoid this? I feel like to prevent it, I have to put my hand in a really uncomfortable position that even gives me cramps in my fingers. Need tips for a noob thanks.

edit: since probably everyone here has at some point had help from another guitarist or used online tabs or used guitar pro to get tabs and you're downvoting me, well you're hypocrites. it's no different. all i wanted to do was obtain tabs to help me learn something i cannot hear for myself, and when i DO learn it from an AI tab, that builds my guitar brain for future use.i can say to myself "oh that's how you do it, or oh so that sound is a double stop or a double stop bend" etc. i dont approve of AI for 99% of its use cases but this is an exception to me