caged forms

Started by patt, October 29, 2009, 01:40:31 PM

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patt

October 29, 2009, 01:40:31 PM
Hi,
I am learning the caged forms, and the stretching to make these chords is killing my hand.  Can someone offer some suggestions to make it less painful?  Thanks.
Patt

Saijinn Maas

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October 29, 2009, 01:49:49 PM Last Edit: October 29, 2009, 01:58:31 PM by Saijinn Maas
There's not much you can do really. It's just like working out. You are using muscles in your hands in a way that they are not used to yet. Only by continuing to practice will the pain subside as the muscles in your hands become stronger.

I almost quit many times due to this very thing when I first started back when I was 12 years old. Glad I kept going.

Good luck :)

Davo

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October 30, 2009, 01:38:24 AM
Light strings help-but in the end you need finger strength as well.
To be pleased with one's limits is a wretched state.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

danieldesete

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October 30, 2009, 01:45:55 AM
I never heard of those before. Do you play in a cage? A dirty thing I'm not aware of?  :o :o
hou hou ha ha

tony

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October 30, 2009, 05:32:09 AM
Quote from: patt on October 29, 2009, 01:40:31 PMHi,
I am learning the caged forms, and the stretching to make these chords is killing my hand.  Can someone offer some suggestions to make it less painful?  Thanks.
Patt

Don't be a matyr.  A little bit, very frequently, until your muscles get stronger.
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