What's All The Buzz About?
Hey everyone, in this article we will be talking about proper guitar fretting. You may be asking, what is guitar fretting? The simple answer is guitar fretting is the way you hold down the strings with your left hand.
Why is guitar fretting so important? Guitar fretting is important because if you are not doing it right your guitar will make a buzzing sound that can make the note your playing sound distorted.
Guitar Fretting - Tip 1. We are going to start by talking about hand hygiene. You need to make sure your finger nails are short. 1/16 of an inch or so is about the right length. You do not want to cut your finger nails so short that it hurts when you press down on the guitar string.
Guitar Fretting - Tip 2. When holding you finger on the guitar string only use the very tip of your finger. You do not want to us the pad of the finger because it will mute strings when playing chords.
Please Note: If you are a beginner your fingers will hurt for a while. There is no pre-determined time for when the pain will stop. But I can tell you from experience the more you play each day the faster calluses will build and pain will subside.
Guitar Fretting - Tip 3. Holding your finger down to play a note on the fret board sounds like it would be simple, but there is actually a technique you should try to use when learning how to fret a guitar note.
Now might be a good time to talk about what a fret is. A fret is the metal wire on the neck of the guitar. Most guitars have 22 of them.
First of all we are going to talk about the wrong way to fret a guitar. Putting your finger on top of fret is the wrong way to fret a guitar. You will get a muffled and buzzing sound when you hold you finger on top of the fret. Now unless you like that sound it is wrong.
The second wrong way to fret a guitar is to hold your finger all the way back against the front of the previous fret. This to will cause a unpronounced and buzzing sound.
Guitar Fretting - Tip 4. Now we will go over the correct way to fret a guitar note. Use the tip of your finger and press down on the note you want to play right behind the fret.
Example: So let's say you want to fret the G note on the Low e string, to do this correctly your finger should be directly behind the 3rd fret. This will give you the clearest sound with no buzz.
Now it should be noted that on some guitars you may need to hold your finger back away from the fret. It really all depends on the quality of your guitar and the diameter of your finger.
Guitar Fretting - Tip 5. All the Fretting techniques above work good for playing single notes. Now it gets a little more complicated because we are going to talk about correct fretting while playing chords.
When fretting guitar chords you still want to use the tip of your finger, but the main difference is that you will not be able to put your finger directly behind the fret when playing stacked chords such as E Major.
Guitar Fretting - Tip 6. When fretting guitar chords you always want to check that you are curling your fingers correctly and that no strings a being muted. To do this we will be using the E Major again. Place your index finger on the 2nd fret of the A string and your middle finger on the 2nd fret of the D string and your ring finger on the 1st fret of the G string.
Now pick each string of the chord one at a time and see if the notes are all clear sounding. If you hear a buzzing sound you will need to position your fingers a little further up the neck or press down a little harder on the string. If any of the notes are muted you will need to stand your fingers up a little. (Also Called Curving)
By now you should now how fret a guitar note. Please visit out site for some note fretting exercises.
Hey everyone, in this article we will be talking about proper guitar fretting. You may be asking, what is guitar fretting? The simple answer is guitar fretting is the way you hold down the strings with your left hand.
Why is guitar fretting so important? Guitar fretting is important because if you are not doing it right your guitar will make a buzzing sound that can make the note your playing sound distorted.
Guitar Fretting - Tip 1. We are going to start by talking about hand hygiene. You need to make sure your finger nails are short. 1/16 of an inch or so is about the right length. You do not want to cut your finger nails so short that it hurts when you press down on the guitar string.
Guitar Fretting - Tip 2. When holding you finger on the guitar string only use the very tip of your finger. You do not want to us the pad of the finger because it will mute strings when playing chords.
Please Note: If you are a beginner your fingers will hurt for a while. There is no pre-determined time for when the pain will stop. But I can tell you from experience the more you play each day the faster calluses will build and pain will subside.
Guitar Fretting - Tip 3. Holding your finger down to play a note on the fret board sounds like it would be simple, but there is actually a technique you should try to use when learning how to fret a guitar note.
Now might be a good time to talk about what a fret is. A fret is the metal wire on the neck of the guitar. Most guitars have 22 of them.
First of all we are going to talk about the wrong way to fret a guitar. Putting your finger on top of fret is the wrong way to fret a guitar. You will get a muffled and buzzing sound when you hold you finger on top of the fret. Now unless you like that sound it is wrong.
The second wrong way to fret a guitar is to hold your finger all the way back against the front of the previous fret. This to will cause a unpronounced and buzzing sound.
Guitar Fretting - Tip 4. Now we will go over the correct way to fret a guitar note. Use the tip of your finger and press down on the note you want to play right behind the fret.
Example: So let's say you want to fret the G note on the Low e string, to do this correctly your finger should be directly behind the 3rd fret. This will give you the clearest sound with no buzz.
Now it should be noted that on some guitars you may need to hold your finger back away from the fret. It really all depends on the quality of your guitar and the diameter of your finger.
Guitar Fretting - Tip 5. All the Fretting techniques above work good for playing single notes. Now it gets a little more complicated because we are going to talk about correct fretting while playing chords.
When fretting guitar chords you still want to use the tip of your finger, but the main difference is that you will not be able to put your finger directly behind the fret when playing stacked chords such as E Major.
Guitar Fretting - Tip 6. When fretting guitar chords you always want to check that you are curling your fingers correctly and that no strings a being muted. To do this we will be using the E Major again. Place your index finger on the 2nd fret of the A string and your middle finger on the 2nd fret of the D string and your ring finger on the 1st fret of the G string.
Now pick each string of the chord one at a time and see if the notes are all clear sounding. If you hear a buzzing sound you will need to position your fingers a little further up the neck or press down a little harder on the string. If any of the notes are muted you will need to stand your fingers up a little. (Also Called Curving)
By now you should now how fret a guitar note. Please visit out site for some note fretting exercises.
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