pain in the palm

[Hideo]

when practising the guitar, i feel that the muscle on my palm tensed up, and hurts esp after playing for sometime....m i playing the guitar wrongly? Pls help me out.

 

[hifi_killer]

i usually get that pain when playing barre chords for quite some time.

try playing the guitar slowly, and find out which position are u most comfortable

heres a useful article about it

http://www.cyberfret.com/power-practicing/masochist-guitarists.php

 

[Hideo]

well, i get the pain when playing barre chords as well, so i'll jus stop.
Is there other positions when playing guitar? i thought there is only 1 position ? jus the normal 1 i see people playing on tv or on stage.
Jus a newbie here, so please forgive me if i ask too much

 

[marshall_law]

I guess it the position you are in. Always make sure you're in a comfortable position when playing guitar. You can do some stretching first before playing guitar. It should helps you to loosen up some muscles.

 

[veganbleu]

Instead of playing fulll barre chords, you can do the minimum 3 notes and leave the other finger free. This'll help in relieving stress and you can do some funky hammer ons and pull offs with it as well.

 

[dhalif]

vegan.. you're missing out on notes that way...
what you need to do is always warm up the hands before you play... after you do it for sometime.. the pain will go away when you play barre chords or whatever.. but if it comes.. stop playing..