i see, thks for da info..
bass string r thicker, but havto press harder, thats y is more easy to have hard skin on fingertips with bassist?
my acoustic hav a very high string tension too...

haha im not saying u r scaring.. just coinsidencely used ur quote..
btw not only hayley i like, i like all the ppl in da band

Ohhh..great. I am Josh Farro, I play guitar in the band. You want to go out for a dinner? LoL!

If u r Josh, then i am Hayley Williams. .

Great! I LoL'd

Now where is Zac and Jeremy?

Sorry I am getting out of topic, very sorry.

Acoustic Guitar is the 1st instrument that made my fingertips pain. But it's OK for now because the skin became rough. I am beginner lah.

I wonder, when I try playing with chords, after awhile, my fingertips have one deep inverted line >_<

I have to press very very hard if not no sound leh. Haiyo, am I doing the wrong thing? The more I play, the harder I press, the weirder the sound.

it's like i have to rest my fingers for a night then only can play like normal @__@

Interestingly, i actually LIKE the pain in my fingers after practicing for a long time. I try to endure as much as possible before i stop practicing(like after 4 hours or so) Its some kind of proof that I have improved even a little bit... I dunno how to describe it la but its a good feeling.

If you find that you have to press the frets too hard, maybe you are using a cheap acoustic guitar or the fretboard is adjusted too high.
Ultimately, learn to love the pain/numb feeling of the fingertips. You'll still be feeling it even when you're more advanced.

If you hunger for more pain, bend those heavy strings!! Sure makes your blues sings!!

haha.. lets just open a Paramore thread..lolS


Havin rought skin n inverted line on fingers means ur hardworking..Weee

but, the harder I press, the weirder the sound?.. may b u press too long, and ur fingers need to rest.. give it a break, and pls do exercise everytime before and after u play ur guitar


I dun think she's using a cheap guitar.. its a Yamaha... U like the pain of ur fingers may be becoz u felt that u hav fulfil the task of a guitarist

The fact is your left arm and finger has not much strength and muscle. We all have the same experience when learning guitar for the first time. Keep on playing like for few weeks and the pain will go away, moreover your left arm and fingers will have more power than before.

:the harder I press, the weirder the sound?

=probably u pressed too hard! it will get a slightly higher pitch than desired.

Anyway I love Paramore too. Rumours said they're coming to Malaysia, so lets pray that will come true!!

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I was practicing string bending till my inner nail bleed. Had to stop a few days to heal but after that it was easier lol.

This is madness!

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Added on September 5, 2008, 5:54 pmGuitar and Violin have any similarities?

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Added on September 5, 2008, 6:24 pmHelp! I still cannot play F!

This post has been edited by toccatina: Sep 5 2008, 06:24 PM

Pressing it too hard will make the pitch higher a semi-demi-tone. (for those who knows music theory)

My band is on Final Riot! Tour and doing pre-composing for the next record. If you want my band to come, demand it! at the URL below:
http://eventful.com/demands/D0-001-000338649-6

You are overdoing and nobody can be good on the first/early days. Moreover, please do not scare people away from playing guitar interest.

Guitar and violin is both stringed instruments. These instruments are to be played with left hand fingers for pitch and right hand fingers for plucking (guitar) or bowing (violin). Guitar is a solo instrument (solo as in no accompaniment) while violin is just a melody based instruments which no chords can be done on violin (except for some very technical parts on playing).

F is the hardest chord on the guitar, it is better not to play this chord for early learners. Try to practice full bar technique (one finger pressing 2 strings follow by 3 and then 4 and so on) for some time and then only you try out the F chord.

Are you learning from a teacher?

really?..

i WANNA GOooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Hayley herself attending her own band performance. How great is that!

Yup.

erm. F is NOT the hardest chord on guitar. trust me on that

ofcourse she need to attend, is her performance!

to have the right words, F is the Hardest in the category of full/ power chords, and it is the chord that we all should started to learn first be4 going to other modified chords... F is not hardest but it is still hard as u have to Streccctttttth the fingers apart

the stretching is hard? i thought it was the barre on the first fret

You are going too far away, I only mean by basic open chord.

So Hayley, when is the next Warped Tour?