Finger Placement Guitar Lesson

[Handlepoint]

Thank you! I was literally pressing down as hard as I could in the middle of each fret.

[cvision]

Dude,
You ROCK. Out of the thousands of videos on YouTube about this subject, YOU are the only one to explain something so simple as the string not needing to be pressed down hard enough to touch the wood of the fret board. Might be a thoughtless process to an experienced guitar player, but an unknown revelation to a complete beginner such as myself. THANK YOU!

[fartknockaextreme]

I knew I was doing something wrong all these years holy shit, I've been pressing in the middle of a fret for 10 years now and had no idea how people managed to play so fast while pressing so hard.

[mutleycrewmom]

56 yrs. old and finally gettin' serious about it. My left hand fingers are thanking you. Now I have to go get Annie out and start working on proper string pressure. Thanks for the very helpful video

[nixytcop]

Omg, thanks for the video!! I just realized i was pressing too hard, down to the wood, which slowed me down a lot! Now that i tried pressing just to the fret, it's all happening much faster.

[snickersmsp]

This video was a lifesaver as i’m a beginner learning guitar, I was scared that maybe my gituar wasn’t tuned as the notes never sounded the same as the basic notes I tried to play but nope, guess I just didn’t play the chords correctly xD

[aydenritzrow]

I feel like this is something that should be taught straight away. Why did I have to look for this lol. Thanks mate

[TomasMichaud]

I really like the part about finding the right amount of pressure to get the note. It seems like a lot of beginners press way too hard because they're trying to compensate for less than optimal hand and finger positioning.

[ratipatroongruang]

If I put any pressure on a string it won't play a sound

[Pitbuller]

My main trouble is my fat fingers touching other strings and that I was right on top of the fret with a few finger placements.

[ihtubtch]

And I was pressing too hard on the wood. I thought that's how you get callouses. Lol. Thanks for this.

[drdre]

November 21st 2018 I started playing, this was the first video on guitar I ever watched. I don't think I ever watched another one from this channel but I remember it being super helpful. Especially the bit about pressing down. I won't say it gets easier but it is tons of fun and there is endless stuff to learn. Best piece of advice I have is you will fail before the gear, what I mean is a lot of new players blame a cheap guitar or amp, or having fat fingers, small hands, etc etc etc... It really just means you need to practice more. Some things just take time and there are no shortcuts, nobody can teach you to master the neck in a simple course, no one can teach you to glide up and down... If you watch those videos they all involve learning scales and practicing them... Get a setup on a guitar that makes you want to play when you look at it, find a pick that feels comfortable in your hands and then as you get better you will learn what you need and dont need and what you like and dont like

[coreycalloway]

I just started my journey. thanks for the tips!

[davec]

I learned more in that 4:48 than I have in years.  I was never shown where to place my fingers and always had sore, red fingers because I was pressing waaaay too hard.

[purplesky]

My technique is so flawed because I keep on getting this distorted and bland sound. -.-

[BillGates-udvi]

Thank you so much Mr. Peter I had no idea what I was doing wrong before because I knew I was supposed to be close to the fret but didn't realize it mattered which side.

[critor]

Cheers m8!
This made a world of difference to my baritone ukulele practice.

[Kelleydb]

Thank you so much; I'm completely new at this; have gone through a number of little videos available; this is the most informative video I've seen.  I 'like' and echo a lot of the other comments already here.  Again, thanks....

[decaygrim]

This was 100% exactly what I'm looking for

[benmaverick]

I’ve been pushing. Really hard and my finger are taking so much punishment. So glad I found you video. Thank you 🙏🏻