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The action is as per my liking and not too high. Recently I have developed some pain in the first joint of my index finger on my left hand (fretting hand). This happens whenever I am barring two strings but not much when I am fretting single notes. There is no swelling/inflammation of the joint as of now. The rest of the fingers are completely ...
To illustrate: When I place my finger perpendicular to the board, my fingernail meet my flesh of my finger in the same horizontal line. If I press the string like this, I can't press the string firmly. If I can play like this, there would be no problem but the flesh of my finger will touch the later string.
Thanks. Very encouraging. Actually the picture is more complex. I had my middle finger completely amputated as well and reimplanted. Recovery is going great with a very high percentage of sensory recovery after 10 months. Range of motion is also coming pretty good, but still a bit of stiffness with middle finger.
I've noticed that, usually, barre chord shapes are just like non-barre chords but shifted. For example, the B major chord is exactly the same as A major chord shifted by 2 frets (+ using the index finger for barre). The thing is, I've learned to play the A major chord using my 1st, 2nd and 3rd fingers to push the three strings needed:
I know that the recommendation is to play the D,A,and E string with your thumb and the e, B and G strings with your ring, middle and index fingers respectively but I do not follow this standard strictly. I usually play the top 3 strings with my thumb and play the bottom 3 strings with my index and middle fingers and rarely use my ring finger.
I'd say learn to develop your index finger and middle finger to be interchangeable, but I would strongly recommend practicing so you can alternate-pick with either finger in a strict alternating pattern across strings, starting with either finger, as this will greatly improve your dexterity moving from string to string, as various patterns you ...
Eliminated full barre chords: I only play partial barre chords and never with the index finger across all the frets. Practicing strumming notes cleanly: I hit the strings as softly as possible to still get the strums and picks to sound. I let the monitors or my amp do the work. Play with my wrist straight: This was a huge help to reduce wrist pain.
For bar chords, press the middle of the finger down, instead of pressing hard with the fingertip; a slight sideways roll may also help to lessen the pressure on the joints. The string action won't make much difference if you're playing at the low end of the neck (unless the nut isn't cut properly, but a Squier Affinity should be decent enough ...
I just realized there is a great simple and fun way to instantly improve finger strength and dexterity. I'm sure many people do this by nature, but for people like me it was a great catch. Open this playlist (from the Dave Conservatoire - an great resource for itself), and play all the songs one by one, and use your fingers to clap the beat.
If only one or two frets is sharp or protruding more than the others, your problem is more likely due to a fret or two that may need some attention. It's possible for a fret to become loose and stick up more than it should. When that happens you will often get string buzz in addition to nicks in your index finger.