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How to avoid dead strings
Anyone have any good tips or tricks to keep from having dead strings when playing chords? I’ve heard of tricks like holding a golf ball or pen in your left hand to get your fingers to curl.
Have been searching YT, but I thought I’d try here as well.
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It takes time for your fingers to know where to go. My technique is to place my fingers on the strings and play each string. If a string is muted I make small adjustments until it is not. I will then press really hard for a second and then slowly lift my fingers and place them again. Rinse repeat.
It typically takes me doing this for 5 mins a day for 6-10 days to get it so I’m not muting strings when I place the chord.
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Cool! Will give that a try.
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