I’ve been playing for around 5 months (self taught) now and I can play barre chords clean but the muscle right down my thumb on the palm area hurts when I play a full barre chord song a minute into it. Am I doing something wrong? I checked around the internet on several sources and I seem to be doing the technique right. is it normal to have pain on that muscle? will it go away after a while, after your hand gets stronger?
Chosen Answer:
As you have already learned, it takes some practice to play barre chords cleanly (or at all!) You need to build up the strength in your hand to even play them. Then you have to build up more strength to play them for any period of time.
I found my problem was that I was holding my wrist too low. But it’s different for everyone. If you watch people playing on TV you can see there’s not one accepted way you hold your hand. So just keep practicing and experimenting with position.
by: Mr. Smartypants
on: 8th August 11