![]() So if you play the guitar with your feet you will be okay. You need to cut them short to the point that you can’t see the white part of the nail right on the tip.Īccording to the American Academy of Dermatology, your fingernails will grow at a rate of 3.5mm each month and your toenails grow at 1mm each month. Make it a conscious effort to keep your fretting hand nails short. ![]() I taught a young fella in a school once whose nails were so long he reminded me of Wolverine! It was his first lesson and he didn’t know better but I’ve also taught much more experienced players who would often forget this.ĭon’t be one of those people. If your fretting hand nails are long then the rest of the tips in this post won’t really matter all that much – it is that crucial. These days I ensure all students make cutting their nails a habit and I check the nails of students very often. This is an absolute must but you would be surprised at how many students don’t follow it! One of the first things I do with these struggling students is to get them playing their basic chords with perfection, confidence and complete clarity while ensuring less strain and stress is being used – this is how we do it. Whenever I get a new student walk through the door they usually fall into one of two categories – absolute beginner who has never played before or a frustrated novice who struggles to get their chords sounding clear.ĥ simple tips on how to make your basic guitar chords sound clearer ![]() This particular post is all about cleaning up the chords but if you want help with chord changes, check out these tips on improving them. If you can play those chords 100% cleanly and clear 100% of the time you are probably past this stage but the truth is many guitarists who want to play but give up the guitar do so due to two hugely frustrating reasons… In this post, I’ll share with you five basic tips I give out to students on a daily basis to help them overcome this frustrating part of guitar playing.įirstly, these tips are for those playing the basic guitar chords such as G, C, D, Am, Em as well as the other ones mentioned in my popular free mini chord eBook. If you are a novice guitarist or a frustrated beginner, then you are probably still experiencing some sort of unpleasant noise or lack of clarity when playing your basic guitar chords.
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