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May 2 2023, 07:41 PM |
Hi Monica, I made this recording to at least fix the muting problem. I was indeed pressing to hard on the strings and I think in this take it's better. About the open notes on the low E-string: I need to practise this a little bit more but I managed to rest at least my pinky and a little bit my ring finger on the high E-string. It gives me a better controle to play those the open notes. But the big issue I encounter is getting my hand the same as Darius. When I don't play guitar and I let my right hand loose and relax it without holding a pic, my pinky is a little bit bend and goes away from my ring finger. They don't stay together. If I want my pinky next to my ring finger, I need to use a little force and my hand does not feel relaxed anymore. I tried to play it in this take and hold my hand in the same way as Darius and tried not to stretch my pinky but I feel I need to use little force and it does not feel comfortable. Not in the same way as the last recording. Now my hand feels more tensed. When I play the low E-string, my pinky, ring finger and middle finger do not come over the high E-string because they are too short. I tried to play the low E, A and D-string with my hand fully relaxed and my pinky, ring and middle rush over the B-string and high E-string. But in a relaxed position, they are as in the previous take. My pinky looks stretched but it had very little tension and is quite relaxed. So I don't know if it's a good thing to have this tension I feel in this take. Hi Gert! Great, you found the sweet spot for muting, the notes have a fuller sound and that is good. It's exactly what we want to hear. I also can see that you have got better control when you play the open notes on E lower string. Now your right hand has a good position to execute these notes. With a little more practice, this part will sound perfect. Now let's go further and solve the other issues that you pointed out. When I don't play guitar and I let my right hand loose and relax it without holding a pic, my pinky is a little bit bend and goes away from my ring finger. They don't stay together. If I want my pinky next to my ring finger, I need to use a little force and my hand does not feel relaxed anymore. That's a normal thing and happens to all of us. If we keep the hand relaxed without holding a pick, the pinky finger will not stay glued to the ring finger. It will go away from the ring finger. I tried to play it in this take and hold my hand in the same way as Darius and tried not to stretch my pinky but I feel I need to use little force and it does not feel comfortable. Not in the same way as the last recording. Now my hand feels more tensed. When I play the low E-string, my pinky, ring finger and middle finger do not come over the high E-string because they are too short. I tried to play the low E, A and D-string with my hand fully relaxed and my pinky, ring and middle rush over the B-string and high E-string. But in a relaxed position, they are as in the previous take. My pinky looks stretched but it had very little tension and is quite relaxed. So I don't know if it's a good thing to have this tension I feel in this take. Don't worry, from what I see, your fingers are long enough to cover all the strings. They aren't too short. No, you should not feel your hand tensed. Just a wrong hand position can create this. To fix these issues be careful at: 1. Where you rest your wrist on your guitar. If it's placed too high on the guitar, the fingers will not be able to cover all the strings. Do an experiment and move your wrist in different positions (higher/lower) and you will feel when the hand is in the correct position. 2. Assure yourself that when you make palm muting, you rest your side (not the palm) of your hand on the strings. The side of your hand that is below the pinky finger. I tend to believe that from here comes the issues with the tensed hand and short fingers. Take a look at this lesson (video number 2) and you will see the explanation for the hand position: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Palm-M...chnique/?part=2 Let me know how things work. EDIT: I woke up and thought that the best way to convince you that your hand/ fingers aren't too short is to measure my hand and post a picture. I know how many times I tried to explain to Darius that my hand is too short, but every time he destroyed my theories. After you will make a comparison between our hands, I'm sure you will laugh. As you see in the picture, from the tip of the longest finger (middle finger) to the crease under the palm, I have 16,3 cm. My pinky finger has - 5,1 cm Ring finger - 6,7 cm Middle finger - 7,1 cm Index finger - 6,6 cm See...my hand is not as huge as you think. I'm very curious when you will make the measurements of your hand, if you will still believe that your fingers are too short. This post has been edited by Monica Gheorghevici: May 3 2023, 07:09 AM |
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May 3 2023, 03:38 PM |
Ok, back real quick because I want to find a good hand position...
I made this quick recording (without interface): Let me know if this is going in the right direction |
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May 12 2023, 06:36 PM |
Hello Monica, Here's a new take and I added 6 bars Analysis: 17-19: when I play the open notes on the low E-string my pinky stretches 19: slightly hit the a-string I see my pinky stays stretched for 10 seconds before it relaxed again. I don't know if the muted notes are enough muted? Hi Gert! Unfortunately, this time your take it doesn't sound so good. Maybe you were a little tired and that's why you couldn't focus at maximum. First of all, you have timing issues. The weird thing is that in your previous attempts you did not have this problem. At this moment, I think it is better to slow down the back track a little because you will not be able to play at this speed entire lesson. Yes, the muted notes are not enough muted. You modified the tone? Somehow, it sounds different than the last time. In your previous recording you played in a good way the open notes on E lower string. This time, it's like you make a huge effort to keep the right hand in a good way. I have the feeling that you fight with yourself to not take away the fingers from the higher strings. I don't like how you do the upstrokes on the E lower string. Take a look at Darius' hand and try to copy the same movement/angle. Today your right hand looks tense. You need to let some headroom for the wrist movement. To understand what I'm saying, take a look at this lesson "Alternate picking basics" made by Darius: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Altern...sics/?part=main Watch his slow videos about: hand position, resting points, wrist angle, pick angle. Try to apply his advice. For next time, slow down the backing track and try to fix the issues that I pointed out. Keep up your great work! |
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