Lesson: Basic Right Hand String Crossing on Classical Guitar

Right Hand String Crossing on Classical Guitar (Exercise No.8)
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This exercise is No. 8 - Right Hand String Crossing on Classical Guitar. This exercise aims to expose the beginner player to what is required of alternating fingers during awkward string crossings. Because the right-hand approaches the strings at an angle, certain fingers are closer to certain strings. However, we often need to alternate the fingers so awkward fingerings appear often. This exercise is designed to get you comfortable with the cross-strings. This is important to both scales and arpeggios. The video explains it but I’ll just say that this is a normal part of guitar playing that must be addressed. You can’t always micro-manage your right hand fingering so it’s best to just get comfortable with awkward string crossings. Use one right-hand position only, that is, don’t change your hand position when the patterns change. Try all free-stroke but then try a light rest-stroke in the thumb while maintaining free-stroke in the fingers. I walk through the exercise and then give a lesson with a few tips.
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[@Tale_of_CTG]

I am learning to play classical guitar from here. It helps me a lot. Thank you.

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Great to hear!

[@catherinemiranda2135]

This lesson is helpful for learning classical ukulele also. Thanks

[@emmanoelferreira8951]

Thanks a lot for the video, really helpful techniques. To me, an early-intermediate player, the thumb rest-stroke exercise came in handy. :P

[@atomic432]

Thanks, I am reading Shearer's book and was confused on this point.

[@mindofwatercolor]

Your basic exercises and practice tips have been so incredibly helpful! Thank you! Have you talked about string buzz/muting when plucking a string adjacent to a fingered note (because of hitting that finger)? I tend to have problems with this in places and am not sure how to solve or practice it. I would classify myself as a late beginner to beginning intermediate. I practice arching my fingers to get on the tips more and of course slowing it down. I've seen where guitarists recommend pushing away the adjacent string and that sometimes works. Is this the recommended technique to practice? Depending on the reach its sometimes difficult for me to get on the tip of my finger and it still gets in the way of the adjacent string ringing out cleanly. It happens the most with strings played below a note held by my 3rd finger (ring). I'm guessing because that's the fattest finger. Any practice tips would be appreciated.

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

I'm guessing you're talking about the left hand? I talk about that a lot in left hand technique videos. In general it has to do with bringing the palm in closer tot he neck (usually the 4th finger knuckle/palm area), this forces curvature in the finger which creates clearance. However, remember that we are usually only talking about a millimetre adjustment or so that is needed and solving it is a combination on adjustments. In addition to the palm thing, we might angle the guitar more upright which also creates clearance, we might raise the footstool, adjust our arm angle. All these things together can give you that extra millimetre of clearance.

[@mindofwatercolor]

@@Thisisclassicalguitar Yes, sorry left hand. Thanks so much for the tips!

[@elguero933]

I love your videos, nice stuff. :P

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Thanks!