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Guitar help

Asked by momo91 4 months ago, 6 answers.

When you put your fingers on the frets , are you supposed to press hard or gently touch them? Please help

Answered by damologist on Jul 08, 2009, 01:51AM
223 answers

You only need to apply enough pressure to produce a clean note, pushing too hard will bend turn the note sharp

Answered by funadvice on Jul 08, 2009, 02:51AM
53985 answers

u just push then until you get a clean, clear note

Answered by fake_fingernails on Jul 08, 2009, 05:03AM
1095 answers

Hard~because then it'll produce a nice vibrant sound~

Answered by demon_eyes on Jul 08, 2009, 10:07AM
67 answers

hard enough to get a clean note

Answered by dean4 on Jul 08, 2009, 05:56PM
16 answers

just apply enough pressure to hear a clean note.

Answered by dave101 on Jul 26, 2009, 04:37PM

actually it depends entirely on where your playing. if your playing lower down the fret board, your gonna need more pressure to produce a nice clean sound. However, higher up the fret board, sayyy fret 10 and up, you really only need rest your finger on the board to make a nice sound, literally no pressure at all.

a good way to gauge would be to find a short riff you can keep playing that is higher up the fret board and reduce the amount of pressure each time through to see how light you can go. Really helpful for playing faster solos if you press very lightly happy