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Lillith
ANSWERS: 19
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it's just one of those things. you gotta get used to it.
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Keep playing. You'll develop callouses. Nothing you can do about it.
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That happens to everyone when they start to play.Its not something you can totally avoid if you really want to continue playing the guitar.You could use those softer plastic strings if you like but over time the skin on your finger tips will harden and you want feel anything anymore:D Thats what happened to me.
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That's not even a problem! all proffesional players and current guitar players have and are still going through this thing!
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It's your sking developing callouses from rubbing on the strings all the time. It's an inevitable thing if you pursue guitar-playing.
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... you.. GET USED TO IT!
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ICE it will help with the pain, or play for shorter sessions, or buy a guitar pick - shouldnt hurt that much then. Have fun making music.
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Take shorter practice sessions, more often. Eventually your fingers will build up the necessary callouses. Ask your instructor which product would be best for you. There is a product used to toughen the foot pads of working or hunting dogs. In the U.S. a popular brand is Blue Foot Pad Conditioner but any brand will work. Just brush a bit of this on your finger tips periodically and the treated area will become tough.
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Keep playing regularly. Your left hand will strengthen, so the cramping will reduce greatly. You'll develop callouses or thick skin on your finger tips to end that stress, and if your pick fingers hurt, get used to using a pick for strumming.
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keep playing!!!! just wait til the calluses build up and ew your hand looks nasty but its so worth it!
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you have to wait until the tips of your fingers callous over. my fingers used to almost bleed and were always purple. but once you form callouses and get past the pain, guitar is nothing but pure enjoyment. i love guitar so much, i even enjoyed having my fingers bleeding so that when people asked me what happened, i could smile and answer, "i play guitar way too much." (:
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Nylon strings instead of steel strings maybe?
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Keep playing it. Your fingers will develope the necessary callouses after time. I have been playing my bass more recently, and they are more sore than usual, but are getting more calloused and I can press even harder, not to mention the ability to do some great runs.
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Play guitar more. It gets better once you develop the muscles and the calluses.
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Keep playing.
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... Dit Da Jow will help with the pain, swelling, bruising, and will really speed the healing and the development of the hands ... http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/285374 ... martial arts finger exercises will help, such as the "spider hand" ... http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/281691 ... as well as whole body exercises such as Chi Kung, Nei Kung, Chi Nei Tsang, and others ... http://www.healing-tao.com/tao-garden/universal/en/books/
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Take a break for a few minutes and then start playing again. When my fingers start to hurt I do that and when I start playing again after a short break, they don't hurt again for awhile. There have been times when I didn't play for awhile and then I had to build my calluses up again when I started back up.
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Keep playing. They need toughing up. Had the same problem myself 40 years ago. +5
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Use a plectrum.
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