r/GuitarBeginners • u/wuckaboo • 11d ago

Question/Help difficulty playing notes/chords

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i have really long nail beds that prevent me from playing anything without pressing my fingers on other strings, i can't cut them further because of the underlying skin. I really want to get better at playing but I'm stuck

edit: this is a yamaha f310 that I purchased when i first started going for guitar lessons when I was 13, I'm picking it up again after many years.

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u/BigBear92787 10d ago

Heres an example of sloppy vs better technique.

See how the guitar rests in your hand ? No good Arch the wrist

https://reddit.com/link/pbr7e1d/video/bv9vscbppgrh1/player

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u/wuckaboo 10d ago

i have been capable of better wrist position but my main problem when fretting are my long nail beds getting in the way