5 Tips to STOP String Buzzing on the Guitar! 🖐️ (for the Beginner Guitar Player)

hey everyone! 👋
as i've been getting some new viewers/beginners on my channel lately (thank you, as always! 🥰), i've noticed an increase in some of the same questions/comments about either muting your strings when you play or getting an annoying buzzing sound every time you strum. 😫 this is a very common problem for any guitar player, so i wanted to share a few tips about how to fix it! 🎸 🎶
🕚 TIME GUIDE
0:00 introduction
0:36 use the right pressure
2:55 press the right spot
3:53 arch your fingers
5:04 don't strum too hard
6:07 get a set-up
8:47 final thoughts
i hope you're able to use some of these tips to stop that buzzing sound and get past this roadblock! 💪 i promise this is a temporary problem and once you get used to how to place your fingers on your guitar, you'll be jamming along to all my tutorials! 😉 best of luck, and try not to get frustrated! remember that you CAN do this!! 💕
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thanks for watching my tips video, and be sure to leave any questions i didn't address in the comments! 👇 i'll get back to you as soon as i can. love you guys, and more tutorials coming soon! 🦋

[@alee9915]

Thanks Ellen for this video for people like me who are learning from YT and don't have a personal teacher ❤️

[@for3v3rfaithful]

definitely! 🤗 thanks for watching and i'm really glad to be able to help however i can! 💕

[@wisdom_here]

Yesss

[@ElanoraC]

yes

[@riddhigupta1260]

same 😅

[@vaider79]

Wow. I’ve been playing guitar (as a hobby) for more than a decade and still did not know these technicalities. Thanks for sharing. :)

[@michaelramirez4170]

Thank you! I didn't realize how hard I was pressing down on the strings. Which was making it hard to arch my fingers

[@jodoxrey]

Me being disappointed on my fingers cause there weak 😐😐😩😩

[@RatnaChhetri-ck8ld]

Relatable 👍

[@reeceanthonydavids140]

Practice at least an hour a day for 2 weeks and you'll have the strength 👍

[@devakiahakey3008]

I just love the way u teach I was really struggling to learn play song but you just made me play it in just 2 weeks practice.really really thank you Ella❤️❤️ you're the best👍👍

[@alshyemamohamed7856]

you have no idea how helpful you are!
thank you so much

[@lachimolalaxoxo6987]

Omg the tips are really so useful I adore you so much 💜❣️

[@for3v3rfaithful]

thank you for watching and i'm so glad you found these tips helpful! 🙌 can't wait to hear about your next buzz-free jam session! 🎸🎶💕

[@razanabouelezz6502]

I watched a lot of videos on how to fix this issue and none of them helped until i watched yours!! Thank you!!!❤️

[@for3v3rfaithful]

That's awesome!! 🎉 I'm so glad I was able to help you figure out what was happening. 🤗 Thanks for watching and learning guitar with me! 🎸🎶💕

[@reetika2007]

I love the way you teach 🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃if my teachers were like this ...I would even like maths 😂😂😂

[@designwithalliemiln9403]

Thx so much for helping me learn to play I have been watching u for only 4 days and have learned so much already.Thank u again

[@deepa2618]

Very well explained....loved it,very helpful ❤️.....I searched many videos regarding buzz sound , but I got my problem' s solution here, Thank uhh Ellen 🌹💕

[@kissguy2]

You make a tutorial more useful for me. Thank you so much Ellen ❤️🎸

[@BanditandFurby]

Thanks so much tip 2 helped I had it to far away !🤣 I subscribed! thank you so much! God bless you and have a great day to everyone who reads this!

[@nethrasubramony4228]

Thanks Ellen! This helped ALOT!

[@nandinimd2387]

Whoo early, waiting for your tutorial for willow, and thank you for the tips😍😍❤❤

[@sahiba7989]

Your such an amazing teacher!! 🥰🥰

[@yashifornow]

Incredibly helpful.

[@LLaw.liet_]

Am I the only one.......
"who noticed her logo is on her T--shirt"
🤔🤔🤔
By the way....thank you Ellen you're the best 😊🤗

[@P1n0ys]

It’s called a merch, she has her own brand of clothing

[@yoannaturla691]

Yeah

[@muskanshaikh1135]

The video organization was really good
Loved it 😌

[@Dadrummer23]

Wow you definitely just fixed my problem thank you Ellen! 🙏

[@aquzt]

Woooh! Thank you soo much for the tips! Now I can play without the buzzing sound! And its graet that I leared that! 😀

[@Agon_augusta]

She deserves more than 82k views i was struggling with this buzzing sound for weeks!! Thanks Ellen for this video❤️

[@for3v3rfaithful]

So glad it sounds like you finally got it figured out! 🙌 I remember how frustrating that was as a beginner so hopefully these tips can help others struggling with the same thing. 🤗 Thanks so much for watching! 💕

[@Alavi24]

Thank you for the tips. My guitar has been buzzing a lot recently. I got it restrung for the first time because it was long overdue. But it buzzs in certain areas of guitar (mostly on certain single notes). I took it to get looked at about a week later, but they didn't notice the buzzing. They just said that perhaps I am used to used strings and to give the guitar time. But if that's the case, I don't know how long to give it because I can't play how I usually play without a buzz and it's very annoying.

[@ZilkYT]

THANK YOU I CAN FINALY STOP HEARING BUZZING 😭

[@daruk8669]

hey r u yuno?

[@ryandirkse4374]

This was the video i needed. Thank you so much!!! It answered all my questions!!! Ur the best!!!

[@for3v3rfaithful]

So glad you found these tips helpful! 🙌 Hopefully no more buzzing from now on 😉 Thanks for watching and good luck on your guitar journey! 💕

[@ExpressExcellence]

Thank you so much... You makes it understand very clearly n neatly 👍👍😊

[@charlotte-nt6lx]

this was so helpful, thank you! i have had this problem a lot haha

[@for3v3rfaithful]

hopefully one of these tips can fix it! 😉 thanks for watching! 🤗

[@aadiagarwal1125]

This helped me so much thank you for making this video

[@JohnOhkumaThiel]

This is excellent.
I’ll just add, even if you can do your own setup, about every six months you should have a pro do it. If you travel to an area with a different climate, you should have it set up then too. Basic the weather effects the instrument’s materials; they’ll expand and contract, the neck can become bowed-a leading cause of fret buzz-and you get ‘fret sprouts’ where the edges of the neck feel sharp at the frets.
Frets should also be polished and the fret board cleaned (finger grime) and re-oiled to condition the wood about twice a year. It pays to learn how to do this yourself along with how to change your strings.
A cheap guitar that gets some love can play like a guitar costing four times as much.

[@knight9028]

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[@JohnOhkumaThiel]

And this a problem for your child mind because ... ? Lack of attention span beyond t-shirts and bumper stickers?

[@knight9028]

Ha

[@memories762]

Thanks for all the tips❤

[@belindaaragon3220]

Thanks for the video. I was definitely pressing to hard in some cases.

[@taniyathakur4650]

Your lessons are detailed and helpful.

[@for3v3rfaithful]

thanks so much!! 🤗 i put a lot of research and planning time into them before filming, so i appreciate you noticing! 💕

[@actie-reactie]

Good tips! Thanks!

[@yes-tn9bj]

Thanks so much Ellen you are such an amazing teacher , you make this so fun and easy!! ;)🤪😀🥰😎😋😆

[@MusiTechOfficial]

It actually helped, I was going for the last tip but you saved✌🙂

[@Helenavolaric]

Thank you very much!

[@TheAlexMassaad]

This was so helpful. Thank you Ellen!

[@for3v3rfaithful]

So glad to hear these tips were helpful! 🤗 Thanks for watching! 💕

[@hari8537]

THIS ACTUALLY HELPED OMG

[@TomasMichaud]

Really well-done video, Ellen. Organized and to the point, and with your friendly personality it really shines. Whoever does the editing gets a thumbs up also.

[@for3v3rfaithful]

thank you so much! 🤗 i'm glad you like the format and editing. i do both of those myself! 🙌

[@xelaldaero9339]

Man, you’re simply the best ❤

[@parisa5483]

Indeed THE MOST USEFUL, EASY, AND WONDERFUL one I found on youtube THANK U SO MUCH!!😌

[@for3v3rfaithful]

So glad to hear that!! Thanks for watching! 🤗 💕

[@suhanikang3945]

Hi Ellen
Thank you for these helpful tips!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊

[@melodyomorogbe]

Thank you very much Ellen, it’s so helpful

[@for3v3rfaithful]

thank you for all your support on every video melody! 🥰

[@user-mv3qm8rv8m]

Omgg thank u that helped me a lot

[@devakiahakey3008]

This vedio really helped thanks girl❤️❤️

[@gabbym333]

Thank you!! You're so helpful and seem so kind. I appreciate it 🙏🏼

[@for3v3rfaithful]

I'm really glad you found these tips helpful! 🙌 Thanks so much for watching and learning guitar with me. 🥰

[@honeycandara5299]

Thanks l really needed this

[@stemi-berezotheresaelinorq8075]

thanks for the tip!

[@ElanoraC]

yeah thanks👌😁

[@coolestbeans8440]

Thank you so much this helped a lot I was strumming to hard

[@Maryfamouslady]

That’s an awesome video I hate when my guitar does this, now I know how to stop it !

[@charu2936]

Thank you so much.. My problem solved in first 5 minutes of video 💜😊

[@for3v3rfaithful]

Nice! So glad these tips were helpful for you! 🤗

[@stablenikita5306]

You are an awesome teacher I just started guitar and I already played my first song thank you so much! :)

[@for3v3rfaithful]

That's amazing!! 🎉 Thanks so much for learning with me and my videos and I'm glad I could help you get started! 🙌💕

[@riddhigupta1260]

Thankx a lot ma'am for such an great explanation ❤ .... i was searching for this kind of content only...
thank you once again... love from "INDIA"
❤

[@kinanataleb2266]

Just thinking about the details while you are talking 😍 you are the best Ellen 💓💓

[@for3v3rfaithful]

thanks so much for watching!! 🎸🎶

[@insanenishi]

Thank you so much🥺❤

[@lilymjf0624]

Thank you so much for this!! It's so helpful✨You're an amazing teacher☺️💕

[@for3v3rfaithful]

thanks for watching!! 🥰

[@thamaslepcha759]

Thank you it was very helpful

[@gelgelmsacio]

Thank you so much!

[@medavivah]

Thank youuu!!!

[@lacheleburks]

thank you so much for this video

[@DeepakSingh-to7eg]

Thanks for teaching guitar 🎸 tutorials

[@eirosgame8701]

Great lesson

[@harneetkaur8760]

You are amazing, just solved my problem 😭❤️

[@for3v3rfaithful]

Excellent! 🙌 I'm so glad these tips helped you out, and thanks for watching! 🤗💕

[@thomasgledhill8052]

Thank you!! I was pressing toooo hard. This is now much much better

[@for3v3rfaithful]

Awesome! So glad I could help, and thanks for watching! 💕

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Wowwww👍👍.....nice job girllll👍
This is Tupur n I hve been seeing ur videos since a long time....🥰🥰..hehe...ly.. remember I will support u in everything you'll do...😊...cause ik that u r a good person..helping others.

[@GuitaAcoustics]

Thank you for a great explanation.

[@for3v3rfaithful]

I’m so glad you found these tips helpful! 🤗 Thanks for watching! 🫶🏼

[@ammarsyafiq5175]

thank you very much ellen .my tone are getting better with this usefull tip..

[@for3v3rfaithful]

That's really awesome to hear! 🙌 I'm glad these tips were helpful, and thanks for watching! 💕

[@thexboxbrothers8134]

Hi there! thanks for telling me about this! I have experienced this problem since I started. I do have a Teacher but he lives on the opposite side of the world so we can't really do our practice for that long. I figured out my problem. It was my pressure and the right spot to press! Thank you a lot Ellen!

[@for3v3rfaithful]

That's awesome that you were able to figure that out! 🙌 Glad I could help and thanks so much for watching! 🤗

[@user-kg2eh2or6x]

Thank you so much

[@xiaoyuechen4192]

thank u so much!

[@PamishTopol-kv1rw]

You are the best ❤

[@alexaguinaldo507]

thanks for the video ellen

[@cambodiastories2836]

Great explanation I like her so much thank you Allen.

[@drsmelly8657]

Tysm🙏

[@Mizuki_2008]

Thank you miss ❤

[@ZaneMor]

Thanks for this tip well explained. Hope to do this on my newly bought guitar. It's been making buzzing sound since i bought it.

[@for3v3rfaithful]

I hope these tips help you out! Thanks for watching! 🤗

[@ZaneMor]

@@for3v3rfaithful will definitely try this later if my toddler is asleep 🥴 thank you so much

[@trixwildeboer6129]

I have been pressing too hard the whole time, this just saved my life

[@for3v3rfaithful]

So glad I could help you out! 🙌 Thanks for watching! 💕

[@redditesor]

dude i realy you loved

[@t2fgaming830]

Tnx ...very usefull ....❤️‍🔥

[@wishdragon1066]

Thank you 🙏🙏🙏😁😁😁

[@stupidfuckingidiot]

Thanks so much for this video. I've seen a shit ton of vids on here going on about a lot of other complex reasons why I suck, but you got right to the point and brought up some things I had never even thought of like the second tip, and the last one about warped necks.

[@for3v3rfaithful]

I'm so glad I could bring up some new tips and hopefully something in this video helped you out with that buzzing! 👍

[@MiaHessMusic]

Thank you!! I normally play the uke but I'm adding the baritone uke aka tenor guitar. And I'm getting the buzz. I think it's my technique, to be honest. As a uke teacher i should know better!!!

[@rovicatienza1320]

Thank you, Miss!,

[@ErenYega_09]

Thanks🙏

[@matthewfagence9839]

Hi Ellen
This was very useful. Especially the pressing too hard and bending the strings. I hadn't even considered that. My issue is more about "fat fingers" I just can't seem to get my fingers to fit of not mute strings. A major chord is the one that gets me all the time. Do you have any advice? Tks heaps Matt🇦🇺🦘

[@kimgunn1644]

GREAT help thank's you good at what you saying to

[@xoxo_mercedesg]

Oh my god I played a note and I got so happy when it played correctly thank you so much!!

[@for3v3rfaithful]

Yes!! Great job!! 🙌 Thanks for watching and glad I could help! 🎸🎶

[@ridleyformk1244]

I hope for the best for you. Thank you!

[@reynavarro3095]

ThankS fOr YoUr 5 tipS buzzlinG 🤗🤗,
NOw I'm injOYinG mY Junior Guitar 🎸.... I Learn a Lot Of You..🥰🥰

[@theredcat6678]

My guitar strings are buzzing when I lift the finger please help🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@dennisalcantara9781]

You are the best teacher ever. God bless.

[@for3v3rfaithful]

what an extremely sweet compliment! 🥰 thank you so much! 🤗

[@jenithneranjana8967]

Thank u so much

[@tammieschiller397]

what i find happens, is going from g or d to cadd9 (four finger) only changing two fingers is when it happens. where i must keep the pinky and the ring finger in place on the 1st and 2nd string. They want to lift up slightly, then awful buzz, happens no other time, any tricks to keep those two fingers not lifting other than destroying my hands gripping too hard?

[@Maryfamouslady]

Did I just read “taylor swift”on your guitar btw? That’s so pretty 🤧

[@whiterxosegaming909]

*ikr* I would be sooo happy if I had Taylor Swifts autograph on my guitar 🤧

[@m.thrish8201]

Pretty cringey

[@Gracelyn98]

@@m.thrish8201 how?

[@notshunuo5683]

I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE 😭

[@Ambieeee98]

Hi Ellen, is it best to store your guitar in a bag or to leave it open in the room? Thanks for all your videos xx

[@Jose-Sousa]

Really nice troubleshooting tips, I'll just add:
When learning a chord, specially for the first times, ring each string at a time to see if you are doing it right for all of them, this basically goes along with the tips presented, but often tip #3 for arching the fingers is the culprit of a bad sounding chord. Also place all the fingers for the chord at the same time and alternate with another chord till you get it right.
Remember to practice, memory muscle will take over and you'll do it right without thinking about it.
On my case my guitar is the cheapest of the cheapest, but being a bit of a tinkerer I fixed the set-up myself. That said, in my case I made a proper bridge sadle out of bone, I've installed a piezo pickup and also a pre-amplifier... Not for the faint of heart to make holes in a guitar.... but I did it in a 50€ guitar that came with a bag and a digital tuner.
Often the cheapest guitars have a big bridge sadle made of plastic that makes the action of the strings really high (I could fit the pinky finger between the strings and the fret board) so it requires a bit of sanding to make it right. This is not something that easy to accomplish if you are not used to work with wood or metal, but it is not that hard either as plastic is easy to sand, although one as to make sure that everything is square and true. To be on the safe side take it to someone who does set-ups (probably ask in guitar/music shops if you can't find a luthier near you), although in my case it is quite far to get to one....

[@JohnOhkumaThiel]

Same here, cheap guitar, fixed it up, upgraded various parts, much better than if I had bought an expensive guitar in the first place.
Changing the nut and bridge saddles makes a huge difference.

[@anushkavarshney6863]

I am so early ❤️❤️❤️ thanxx for this video Ellen ❤️

[@ajsgolden]

Excellent video. My problem with my fingers had there own mind. Teaching them to curl and press makes it hard to correct the tension when I play. I can't seem to apply the same pressure on all four strings at a time. I guess that will take time.

[@haileyjackson1640]

yea same, did it ever get better ? 2 years later ?

[@nightfox-7773]

Same here

[@perrz_josh]

I wish I’ve known this when I started