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  • blobbblobb Frets: 2600
    That F chord 'moment' is coming.....  wait for it ....  :#
    Feelin' Reelin' & Squeelin'
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  • digitalkettledigitalkettle Frets: 2587
    blobb said:
    That F chord 'moment' is coming.....  wait for it ....  :#
    Weird that (probably) the first bar chord you learn is the toughest ;)
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  • BillDLBillDL Frets: 5615
    If I don't play at all for a couple of weeks I get the same little dry tough peeling pads for a few days after I start again, and I do just as you have done i.e. emery board.

    One thing you mentioned in your video is very true.  You will still be pressing down unneccesarily hard on the strings.  We have all done so during the learning stages and sometimes even after many years of playing we might find ourselves doing it after picking up a different guitar.  As you progress you will find yourself relaxing the death grip a bit.  One thing to watch out for, as you now move onto what will become barre chords, is a pain in the joint at the base of your left thumb.  You will naturally get some pain, but be aware of this and don't push on if it becomes a burning pain.  Take a break, warm your hand, move your fingers and thumb around gently opening and clenching, and rotate your thumb joint for a while before resuming.
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