Learning to play guitar? Fingertips hurting? Don’t let sore fingertips ruin your guitar technique…

One of the reasons lots of people give up learning to play guitar within the first weeks or months is that, in the early days at least, it actually hurts – specifically the fingertips of the fretting hand.  These fingers have to apply pressure to the guitar strings in order for the notes played to ring out clearly.  Maybe you’ve heard that stiletto heals cause more damage to wooden floors than flat heeled shoes.  The reason?  The weight placed on the floor is the same with both shoe types (if th

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Learning to play guitar? Fingertips hurting? Don’t let sore fingertips ruin your guitar technique…