Stretching advice.

JustAnotherAnt · Unread post by **JustAnotherAnt** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 8:22 am

Does anyone here have any tips to get used to stretching further. Namely for the riffs in #41 and Tripping Billies, You know which chords I mean lol. Any tips would be great.

Matty Boom · Unread post by **Matty Boom** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 8:29 am

just keep playing it

if you're having a ton of trouble, try capoing up a few frets to get the stretches now, then when you're comfortable there, come back down

JustAnotherAnt · Unread post by **JustAnotherAnt** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 8:32 am

Thanks man, never thought of that.

MattyTrane · Unread post by **MattyTrane** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 11:11 am

never drop your shoulder...tuck your elbow in..goes for all streches.

Thomas · Unread post by **Thomas** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 12:13 pm

for the big streches for the chords in #41 position your pinkey and ring finger first and then strech your index and middle fingers back to fret the other two notes.

it's just easier to strech that way than placing your index an middle finger and trying to strech the way.

Don_Linthorne · Unread post by **Don_Linthorne** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 12:14 pm

A good excercise to stretch your fingers is When your not doing anything like sitting on the computer reading these or at school just...fuck this is hard to explain...while sitting down put your fingers on your legs splitting the to either side of your legs this willl stretch them out worked good for me. If this makes any sense fuck I wish I had a web cam haha

Tranman66 · Unread post by **Tranman66** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 12:35 pm

For #41, just play it like this, you can get the same sound. Then as your hand develops, you can play it right later.

Intro
E:--------------------------------
B:----------------8---3--3----3----
G:---5-----7-----x---x--0h4-x----
D:---x-----x-----5---4--x----0h4--
A:---3-----5---7-7---5--5----5----
E:-5-5--7-7----------------------

lieinourgraves · Unread post by **lieinourgraves** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 12:51 pm

pull ur fingers apart

Chris#41 · Unread post by **Chris#41** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 3:07 pm

practice practice practice, never thought i would be able to play the 41 chord when i first started playing, now i play it likes its nothing, practice is really the best thing u can do, even though im sure that is not the answer u were looking for

MWR · Unread post by **MWR** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 7:20 pm

Be sure to relax. Any excess tension in your body will cause problems.
Hold any chord that gives a good comfortable stretch and try to relax and breath deeply. Be aware of where you tend to tighten up. Then you increase the stretch and repeat.
I know this sounds like hippy propaganda but it's very important.

ericwormann · Unread post by **ericwormann** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 7:24 pm

plastic surgery on your hands.

i-am-me · Unread post by **i-am-me** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 7:26 pm

winglet82 wrote:plastic surgery on your hands.

onid41 · Unread post by **onid41** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 8:34 pm

Chris#41 wrote:practice practice practice, never thought i would be able to play the 41 chord when i first started playing, now i play it likes its nothing, practice is really the best thing u can do, even though im sure that is not the answer u were looking for

he's right :thumbsup:

Swe dmbfan · Unread post by **Swe dmbfan** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 10:23 pm

learn to play so much to say,, it helps

Speenis · Unread post by **Speenis** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 10:28 pm

Watch Ole's video on stretching.

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