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It Buuuuuuuuurns Us!

· by Mr. Me · Guitar · 2 comments

Week two of guitar lessons was fun. I was given a new scale to practice and we started on chording.

I'm starting out in the key of D and learning the I, IV, and V chords in each key. My teacher taught me how to "grapple" with a chord until I can play it well with no muted strings or strange buzzing. He also taught me a couple of strumming patterns to use when practicing these chords, changing from chord to chord in time.

So now I'm playing D major, G major, and E7 chords over and over in progression until my fingers can take it no longer. I'm also practicing C and G major scales.

My fingers are still wimpy. I can't practice for very long before my fingers are killing me. At first, they felt like they've been burned on the tips. Now it feels like a burn on top of a bruise. It's even difficult to type at times.

But I can't let that stop me. My kids went through this for a little while with their violins, and over the period of a couple of weeks, the skin on their fingers toughened and thickened and now it's not a problem. Hopefully, the painful time will soon be behind me.

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  1. Giggles

    So did you type this blog with your nose or your toes?

  2. Mr. Me

    I typed it completely right-handed. My right hand is just fine. It uses a pick to strum and pick the strings. It's the left hand that has to push strings against frets. The larger-gauge strings are just fine, but the two smallest--the B and E strings (You can remember the string names with the following: Every Adult Dog Growls, Barks, Eats.) are PAINFUL. They other four strings have the same core, I'm pretty sure, but are wrapped with bronze or brass, which make the strings easier on the fingers. But those two smallest strings... They HURT the FINGERS!