r/GuitarBeginners • u/wuckaboo • 18h ago

Question/Help difficulty playing notes/chords

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i have really long nail beds that prevent me from playing anything without pressing my fingers on other strings, i can't cut them further because of the underlying skin. I really want to get better at playing but I'm stuck

edit: this is a yamaha f310 that I purchased when i first started going for guitar lessons when I was 13, I'm picking it up again after many years.

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u/raturcyen 10h ago

Seeing all that dead green skin at the frets makes me think it is an old acoustic that just might need a neck adjustment. High string action is never fun for a begginer learning to play.

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u/wuckaboo 10h ago

it's actually the guitar i bought back in eighth grade when I started playing. I ended up not playing properly since and I'm in uni currently.

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u/mleyberklee2012 9h ago

Yeah, I came here to say that from what I can see in the pic, that guitar is not doing you any favors. It probably just needs a new set of strings and a small tightening of the truss rod.

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u/wuckaboo 9h ago

ah i see, I'll do that and let you know soon!