Collapsing Pinky on Guitar - Fix with this Pinky Finger Exercise
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Having the pinky collapse as it presses on a string is a very common problem for guitar students. It ruins, or makes more difficult, everything you play that uses this finger. Here is how I fix it with students with this pinky finger exercise.
This is a clip from my Online Classroom.
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Yo I legit thought this only happened to me...but they actually have a term for it
Actually, they don't have a term for it, but I do!
Just picked up my guitar for the first time in like 2 years and became annoyed with my pinky getting locked; in less than 1 minute you showed exactly what was wrong and how to fix it.
Thank you, Incredible!
Great....you're welcome!
Lol. I've been playing wrong for over 15 years and this simple exercise, specifically touching the string correctly and then applying pressure to press down, is probably the most useful tip I've had. I try to learn pinky exercises and end up playing the exercises incorrectly so my collapsed pinky has been getting really fast at collapsing. Thanks for the tip.
So does this apply to me a double jointed person with locking pinkys
i don't understand what I'm doing wrong... i just can't apply ANY pressure without it collapsing... am i just screwed??
Same
is it fix now? if, how did you get over this?
@@Azuazu17 no idea but I am hypermobile so maybe that has something to do with it. Been meaning to see a doctor about it..
it wasnt a problem for me until it started to hurt when playing barre chords, welp i had to do something about it thank you
ahahaha guess what bitch IT STILL HURTS
Thanks. This keeps happening to me. Getting ready to break my pinky off.
It thanks you :D
You're welcome Brian!
Hardly any volumes . Can’t understand a thing … My baby finger is stuck STRAIGHT …
I'm a bass player and spent 20 minutes trying to find help online for collapsing pinkie. It happens so often when playing octaves. I am so glad I found this video!! thanks very much :)
Hey Brandon, you're welcome. Bass makes this problem even worse, because of the larger stretch. Good luck with this!
I'm having the same issue on the bass with my double-jointed pinky, it hurts and it's so annoying!! Ughhh
I was born with a crooked pinky and just got my first electric guitar after playing acoustic for 7 months. Now that I’m playing electric ive been struggling with my crooked pinky finger. Do you have any tips? Or should i give up on using my pinky finger
I couldn't say with out seeing you and working with you.
I've been playing incorrectly for over 20 years. Just avoided using the pinky because it locks up and causes pain. Should have taken music lessons. Thank you a thousand times!
Hey, glad to help. Yeah, lessons are good, especially with me!
When I play the violin iv always had to move my pinky finger away from my ring finger to note properly. Now since iv taken up guitar it is very noticeable when playing full cords that involve using all four fingers. I'm in my sixties and iv showed this to my doctor. She stated iv got the beginnings of arthritis in some of my joints which includes that end joint on my pinky. I will continue to work with it though.
so i can’t really fix my collapsed pinky since when i expand my hand (or for example i put my 4 fingers on a single string like she did in the video) my pinky gets super curved like if it was facing the other fingers, and if i try to put it straight, the other fingers would curl up like my pinky, so basically my fingers are more curved than normal hands and i don’t know if thats a big problem for playing the guitar, and if so, what can i do?
I have a similar issue, and I don't see it on anyone else in tutorials. When I curl my fingers, my pinky curls inwards, straight into my ring finger. I'll keep googling and strengtenning my pinky/fingers for a while, before I go to the doctor, haha.
I've been trying this method for months and there's no improvement.
Post a vid of your practice, I'll tell you what is going wrong.
I don't have good quality videos, but there's this. I still have this problem, now arthritis has entered the picture.
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I can't even touch it down regularly, reliably, controlled - like you show in the video. It shakes a lot and often misses the fret and/or string.
My pinky turns towards the ring
is this only for classical acoustic guitar or for someone who plays blues rock on a electic guitar, i dont see many electric guitarists like srv or john mayer really stressing over the curvature in their pinky but minimally using them. sp dpes this curvature only need to be applied to classical guitar?
I assume there aren't really much of a rule, you can opt to use it or not. Some might not even need to focus on the curvature, everybody's finger's anatomy is pretty different, for me, my left pinky locks even with the slightest push when it's straight, my right one however, is very difficult to even lock at all.
I needed this. I thought I was the only one. It’s been years since I enjoyed playing guitar but this one was one of the reasons I quit for a long time :(
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What do you do with a pinky that's too small and collapsing ?
Practise, unfortunately lol... I'm in the same boat
I'm double jointed. This is easier said than done. Looks like my fingers need to put down my guitar and go to the gym - from square one to square -2. :(
No, ,they need to do the right exercises. Here they are..www.guitarprinciples.com/foundation-exercises-for-guitar/
@@GuitarPrinciples I'm working with a physical therapist. Hypermobility is a different kind of monster. With a hand flat on a table, all of my fingers can and do easily bend backward 90 degrees, and thumbs can be placed behind the first knuckle of the index finger. The only good news has been a lifelong ability to escape any handcuffs because the thumb collapses entirely into the middle of the palm - the hand the same radius as the wrist. Washing the back is easy too when the left palm can be placed flat against the back between the shoulder blades and up to the base of the neck. No amount of technique or practice is going to be the first hurdle. Physio is. Different monster; different needs. Surgery is not off the table if the muscles alone cannot be strengthened and trained to keep joints in check. It's hereditary. Dad had the same thing. Though it's more pronounced in females than in males, he managed to play guitar, so this female is determined to do the same... by hook or by crook. Already though, like he did, I can pluck the strings in both directions with my thumb. In the end, I don't expect that I will be playing "cookie cutter", like everyone else can. I may end up playing like few others can instead. But, hell or high water, I'm going to make music, whether I'm Gumbi or not. ;) All my life, I've been told don't even bother trying to play guitar. At 55, I'm saying scr*w 'em. I will do what I can, however I can, as best I can, whatever it takes.
In fact when my second join is streith and i pull of the strings backing to join curve this hurt my finger .. but when i try all the mouvement with only curve .. the is no pain so i need to practice it thank you
I can't
When i apply pressure (even little pressure) and it just straight up like hook and locking
It doesn't happen in hendrix grip and other things
it's mostly happen in thumb behind neck position
The high string the harder it get
I would have to work with you in person to fix that. There are many variables.
My pinky pulls in to my palm, no pain and started suddenly years ago. Have you ever encountered this?
sorry, can't say I have. Dupertens contraction?
I don't believe so as it's only with a guitar in my hand
I've been playing for a year and this never happened to me. It just had to happen now??
Being double jointed makes this problem so much more irritating
I’ve got a question and problem.
I can spider slowly OK from high E to low E, but when trying to spider from low E to high E, while leaving my second, third, and fourth fingers on the previous string (ie E to A, or A to D, or B to E, etc.) my fourth little finger mutes the next string. I have space between my palm and neck of the guitar, and I’m arching my fingers as best I can (not collapsing), and am only fretting on the tips of my fingers, but the little finger still mutes the next string. Nails are short.
I’ve been doing hand, finger, and arm stretches, but I can’t seem to stop the muting. Any ideas or solutions? How to get an even better arch on my little finger? Thanks.
I wouldn't call my pinky lame, until it frustrates me sometimes. But a lot of people commenting who can't correct their playing, either they've been doing something wrong a long time, also everyone has different joints and tendons scientists have observed this and not everyone comes the same from the factory some might need a shorter or longer scale neck, and lastly, my problem is a past extensor tendon injury from martial arts, falling, brawls, etc.
Thanks a lot. I will practice arching my pinky until it feels natrual. How long on average does it take to get used to it?
It depends on how well you practice it. Some people get it soon, some never get it.
@@GuitarPrinciples I also discovered hand grippers are very helpful for making my fingers stronger. It's easier for to arch my pinky when I did the hand grippers.
My pinky does the same thing. It collapse when I try to reach the low e string.
F/G problem with open chord playing f to f/g
This is really interesting coaching advice. I've had a go this morning and I'll need to work at it but I'll stick with it because it just looks the right way to play... One of my problems is (for example) if I pick (especially on top e or a string) index > middle > ring > pinkie, my pinkie is way up off the fret board when my ring finger comes to fret. If I curl my fingers (as per your coaching) that pinkie instead of flailing, just unnecessarily curls back as far out of the way as possible.
holy shit ur a beast this has been bugging me for such a long time now. Thank!
hey my pinky is collapsing at the first joint and i have a some sort of double jointed happening. What can i do to fix this?
You can get my training for the left hand, what else!
My last joint on my pinky dont work due to a knife accident. What should i do?
does the nerve still function? if so get yourself a physio ball, and finger trainer band and do some physio to rebuild the finger muscles
most guys have the pinky far off the fret board...very common....
Thanks a lot this was very helpful
I've had this issue ever since I worked landscaping and maintenance.. I believe the issues came from gripping weed eater and trimmer handles. What could I do about that? No exercises seem to work because in a bent position I can't expand my pinky for scales..
Worked as a Foreman for 6 years. Ever since the third year or so, it has ruined my ability for solos. I'm just so sloppy now. I can actually say I was a better guitarist at 17 years old than I was afterwards.
I would have to work with you personally. Typing a few words to you will do nothing.
@@GuitarPrinciples Personally, I don't believe it would help. I don't have issues with technicality or my technique itself.. it is definitely a developed handicap due to some type of nerve or ligament damage. It's not just my playability, it affects the little things in daily life as well.
Sometimes the problem may be orthopedic. I play classical guitar. My pinky collapses at the pip joint (2d) only when the finger configuration involves stretching a distance of 4 or 5 frets. I think it is a structural problem, maybe related to an old injury. I'm ordering a "ring splint" that will not let the joint go beyond about a 150 degree angle. If it works, I'll get back to you.
did it work?
i don't think it worked...
hey jamie! i'm having problem with my ring finger.. can u help me about that ?
Same!!
Thanks. Really helpful.
Is this only for classical guitar?
This training is for all styles. You'll play everything better.
what if my pinky is too short
If properly trained, that doesn't matter. I've seen thousands of pinkies. Never saw one too short, but met a lot of people who thought their pinky was too short!
Thank you very much!
You're welcome!
I can't see any improvement. No matter what I do my pinky collapse every time I press hard. It gets difficult for me to play chords like C7, B7, and even the F chord. When I play scales or any thing that uses my pinky, the pinky finger just collapse and touches other strings also. I try to fix it everytime but it keeps on collapsing everytime. All other 3 fingers are fine but this little pinky causes problems everytime. Plz help people. Suggest your ways to fix this.
You want me to fix your pinky by writing some words? Is there any other physical skill you can master by reading some words? Come on, get a clue....I need to work with you directly, and I have made that very easy by offering my weekly class at $29.95 a month. If you can't do that, you need more dedication.
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Jamie I can't pay money. Will my pinky improve if I continue practice guitar everyday? Well you can suggest some tips now if you wanna help. Plzzzzzzz...
Maybe, maybe not, it depends on what you do when you practice
Thanks Jamie I hope that you will be some help to me.
What is the correct way to practice?
Hi Jamie, have you taught any students with bent pinkies (clinodactyly)? What tips would you give to someone with that condition?