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If you suspect this is the problem, you’ll want to bring the guitar to a music store and ask them to check the “action”. If the strings are set too high from the fretboard, it will be more difficult to fret a note. Your guitar can also contribute to the discomfort. If the pain is really getting in the way of your playing, you can get your guitar re-strung with lighter strings at your local music store. But lighter strings are an option to use for any type of guitar. Electric guitars use lighter gauge strings than acoustic steel-string guitars, which makes fretting notes on an electric a little easier. Some new players prefer nylon-string guitars, known as classical guitars, because they’re easier on the fingers than steel-string guitars. But again, simply playing guitar until you build up some calluses, is the best remedy. It doesn’t require treatment, although icing and numbing creams can provide short-term relief. This Too Shall Passįingertip soreness is temporary and can last a week or more. Explore different ways to hold the guitar so you are keeping your wrist as flat as possible.

Don’t press harder than you need to, as this can cause soreness and muscle or wrist issues. Bad Painįingertip soreness can be expected, but severe muscle or wrist pain can be an indication of poor technique.

Give it a good 10-15 minutes a day so you don’t push those fingertips too hard at first and regret it later. Practicing consistently gives your fingers time to build calluses and toughness.

Truth? The best thing to do is play more guitar.

You wonder … is this normal? Why do my fingers hurt from playing guitar? We’ve all heard the old adage, “no pain, no gain,” but don’t worry, this fingertip sensitivity is temporary and we have some tips to get you through the torture. You’ve started to learn how to play the guitar and before you know it, your fingertips are on fire.