Thursday, October 7, 2010

Finger Strangeness

So.. I've been playing quite a bit this past week.  Well... quite a bit for a beginner.  Probably 45-60 minutes a day.  My fingers feel a little raw.  I'm wondering if I should give them a break for a day or two.  Or maybe I should actually go out and get some witch hazel as was suggested before.  I had intended to do that, but never got around to doing it.  Anyway, my fingers aren't red, or bleeding or anything.  They just feel raw and "fuzzy", if that makes sense.  I can still play, and I really want to practice tonight.  Why?

Because I have something really cool to practice now.  My guitar teacher has given me a Blues Scale to memorize and practice.  It works like this:

He has me play it up and down moving around the fretboard.  He also taught me how to move it up and down different strings.  It's quite a bit of fun.  I'm also trying to focus a lot on four-finger drills because my movements around the fretboard are slow.  Anyway, I really want to practice, so I think I will.  Hopefully the fingers are fine tomorrow.  =D

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