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Why does my finger hurt when playing guitar?
First off, I have been playing for a while and have developed calluses but lately when I have been playing guitar my finger usually my index sometimes my pinky(fretting hand) will hurt a little(not enough to keep me from playing) like it is bruised or something is that normal?
4 Answers
- 8 years agoFavorite Answer
I play 70 gigs a year and have for 8 years now. 30 years playing in total. Last week I had an acoustic gig, and because I had some heavier gauge strings on my guitar, my fingers hurt a bit. Whenever you change things up, your fingers may hurt a little. The things to watch out for are tendon strain. That' something to definitely avoid.
Source(s): ezguitarsongs.net - Lars-ErikLv 58 years ago
Could be tendonitis, it doesn't matter how long you've been playing you can get that at any time. It usually comes along when the player has picked up a habit of pressing down too hard in fretting notes. There are exercises to help whit this if it is what you have. You can probably look it up on the webb.
- 8 years ago
Depends on how long you've been playing, and even with callouses they can hurt. Also if your been playin a log time, like for hours that would cause it. Better to just do shorter more regular practices if your not already. And don't press too hard with you fingers, again Idk how long u have been playing so u may already kno this. If it's only a little tho I think that's normal, with longer periods of playing that is.
- Anonymous8 years ago
Yes it is normal, but it should disappear over time.
