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Guitar help
Are like all guitar strings on all guitars spaced out the same? Are there different kinds? Cause I'm having trouble learning how to play the guitar because everytime I try to play a chord my fingers sort of touch the other strings since they are kinda thick. Like when I put one finger on one string then the rest, part of that finger ends up touching another string and it doesn't sound well when I strum. Anyways are electric guitars easier to practice with than acoustic ones? I think it might be easier if I had one of those skinny ones. Oh, and are there any really helpful guitar lesson sites? I'm trying to learn and right now all I got is a computer to help me. I am a HUGE novice. And I can't afford a teacher or anything.
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They're spaced correctly- pretty much everyone has that problem when they first start playing guitar. It's natural for your fingers to touch other strings at first... but try to break that habit. Make sure your fingers are curled. It helps to google image search pictures of guitarists, and imitate the way they hold their hands. Pretty soon your chords will actually sound like chords, and not like rattletrap twangy strings. It will take a while to get used to only touching one string per finger.
Here's a good example:
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See how much his individual fingers are curved? That's what you want to strive for. It may seem like your fingers are too awkward for guitar, but if you keep working at it then you will get better.
Electric guitars are easier to practice with, but I would not recommend switching to one at all just yet. If you practice on an acoustic, it will be way easier to play an electric... but if you practice on an electric, there's no way you can really get better at acoustic. Acoustic is an entirely different animal, so to speak. I started out on acoustic when I was 11 and started playing electric a few years later. So believe me, it's possible to learn acoustic even if you think you're too small or your guitar is too big. In fact, it will make you that much better when you decide to switch to electric. So stick with the acoustic until you're pretty comfortable with guitar in general.
Here's a good site for lessons:
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If you have any other guitar or music questions, inbox me.
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