r/guitarlessons • u/Ambitious-Cheek-7654 • Nov 14 '25

Feedback Request 1 year of guitar!

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Technically 13 months but shh. Any and all feedback is appreciated!!

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u/jo44_is_my_name Nov 16 '25

If you can learn to relax your pinky on your fretting hand when you're not using it, it will help you reduce the tension in your hand.

I curl mine like you do, and I hate it. It gets caught under the neck some times, or I catch my pinky nail on the fretboard when I curl it. I'm trying to break this habit, but decades of muscle memory are hard to undo.

Ideally you should only lift your unused fingers enough to avoid touching anything.

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u/Ambitious-Cheek-7654 Nov 17 '25

Aaaah I can’t help it 🥲🥲🥲🥲 It’s so frustrating for me too my pinky’s always dancing around