Left Hand Cramp

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Left Hand Cramp, I think I'm killing my strings =D

thefireball View Member Profile	May 27 2011, 02:42 PM
May 27 2011, 02:42 PM	Learning Roadie Posts: 4.537 Joined: 9-March 10 From: United States, Arkansas	Hey GMC! I notice that when I'm doing a lot of rhythms for recordings and such my fretting hand gets really cramped and hurts. This especially is noticed when I'm fretting power chords. Am I too tense? I just wanted another opinion. Anything I can do to help stop the tensing, except concentrating on relaxing? Perhaps imagine the guitar is extremely fragile? (I wonder what Ben would say to that.) By the way, I stop to give my hands a break when the pain comes. I'm stretching them right now. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- YouTube - A Place For Melodic Guitarists Instagram - Behind the Music Analyzed Within - My Christian Metal Band

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thefireball View Member Profile	May 28 2011, 01:54 AM
May 28 2011, 01:54 AM	Learning Roadie Posts: 4.537 Joined: 9-March 10 From: United States, Arkansas	QUOTE (Todd Simpson @ May 27 2011, 06:53 PM) Try this. TAKE YOUR LEFT THUMB OFF THE GUITAR NECK Yup. Sounds crazy I know. We do this a lot in our Saturday Vid Chat sessions. We call it playing "THUMBLESS". It feels really strange at first. But what it does is allow your hand to find out the minimal amount of pressure required and then it can "Reset" your hand. Once your hand starts to learn that it doesn't need to squeeze, it will stop doing it. This takes a bit of practice of course, but before recording, try playing the part "Thumbless" until you can play it good enough to record that way then gently let your thumb rest back on the neck. Sounds extreme but I developed this idea/technique to help students with this very problem. It's been working wonders for my students for years. Give it a shot! Todd That's a very good piece of advice! I will definitely try that. Thank you so much. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- YouTube - A Place For Melodic Guitarists Instagram - Behind the Music Analyzed Within - My Christian Metal Band

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thefireball Left Hand Cramp May 27 2011, 02:42 PM

Ben Higgins Hey Brandon.. when I record I'm usually more t... May 27 2011, 03:09 PM

thefireball QUOTE (Ben Higgins @ May 27 2011, 09:09 A... May 27 2011, 03:16 PM

Mudbone QUOTE (Ben Higgins @ May 27 2011, 10:09 A... May 28 2011, 01:06 AM

Ivan Milenkovic QUOTE (Mudbone @ May 28 2011, 02:06 AM) D... May 28 2011, 04:55 PM

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dark dude If you're playing the same exact things, but o... May 27 2011, 03:23 PM

thefireball Yeah, it seems to happen usually when recording on... May 27 2011, 04:00 PM

Ivan Milenkovic Try to imagine it's a tender girl, and you won... May 27 2011, 07:34 PM

thefireball Thank you, Ivan. It all makes sense now. May 27 2011, 08:58 PM

Todd Simpson Try this. TAKE YOUR LEFT THUMB OFF THE GUITAR N... May 28 2011, 12:53 AM

quadrium QUOTE (Ben Higgins @ May 27 2011, 02:09 P... May 28 2011, 01:07 AM

thefireball QUOTE (Todd Simpson @ May 27 2011, 06:53 ... May 28 2011, 01:54 AM

Todd Simpson Happy to help Let me know how it goes! QUOTE ... May 28 2011, 04:02 AM

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