So I get my wrist pain very quickly everytime I play because I always curl my wrist and hold the guitar too close to me. THANK YOU for this video!

This approach immediately resolved major forearm/wrist tension for me. Many thanks! Rotating the neck of the guitar away from the body was a particularly useful insight.

Hey mate! Till this time this is the cleanest and most detailed explanation in this category I've found on youtube! Thank you so much! You deserves much-much more views!

This video...particularly the "triangle" feels SO MUCH better than...trying to keep the guitar parallel to your body. My thumb really feels SO much better. Ty

First day learning. Was cranking my wrist. Hurt instantly. This will help. Much appreciated.

Thank you so very much for this video ! I’ve been playing for 50 years and this information you have provided is invaluable. I have already shared this video with my friends. Thank you again!

So helpful! elbow pain immediately reduced! thanks a bunch!

My left wrist and forearm were bothering me after practicing for a while. I made adjustments in the completely wrong direction and of course, it didn't help. Watched your video and made your recommended adjustments - no pain! Thank You so much.

I'll tell ya...this is such a good video that I have watched it more times than I can count since I found it. It's very very helpful...its my "go to" when I realize that I am back to my bad habits. Thank u K.O.!!!!!

This is the most helpful video that I have found! Thank u so very much! I am suffering from that now. I made alot of mistakes & then learned them. Now I am experiencing pain & was about to quit. But thanks!!!! Now I don't have to

incredibly helpful, my hand and myself appreciate you!

So glad I found your video. I have been struggling with bending my wrist around the neck, but your guitar positioning explanations make perfect sense. Thanks

really nice! i used to have trouble playing awkward chords before but now i feel great

This totally solved the problem in minutes!

Great information. Been playing for 25 years and teaching for 11 years and de slouching is really becoming a problem. Always thought the pain was coming from my hands but its actually my posture.

Thankyou for helping me. Great detail in your explanation. Much appreciated as I was struggling.

This was actually the 1st video I ever watched & I have had some of the things u have said hit me as I have been having these problems. But I am watching this one yet again too. This one was a help then & still is.

This is one of the most helpful guitar videos I have ever found and it really helped my technique , thank you so much brother!

Such an old Video Helped me miles better than recent ones ! iv had guys chatting about changing the frigging Chord voicings etc THAT WONT Fix my clamp issue and Fatigue This is the best example iv seen and i noticed an imediate improvment playing just by sitting different and not twisting my guitar to see the fret board

instant results man!!!....I could not fret quite amazingly but there has been huge improvement.... Thanks 😊

I cannot thank you enough for going in depth on the most simple thing, technique. We all need a mentor and technique is everything imo. I didn't have KZfaq as a teen and this is great to know your experience is responsible for shaving off hardships. Many blessings to you brother

This was so, so helpful. Thank you.

2021 . Still the best video ! Thanks buddy 🌻

Watching this i just realized for the past 3 months of learning i was actually doin it wrong 😅, thanks to u my man! God bless you!

Newbie player here. This video was very helpful to me. Thanks!

DUDE! Finally. I literally spent hours trying to find a way that was comfortable to play but also 'correct'. Everything I found was cramping my fret hand. I just had to change the angle of the guitar father away from me and more up. Thanks!

Thank you! I started lessons three weeks ago but my instructor did not go over how to hold the guitar or pick and as a result developed pain in my left shoulder after the first week. Now I'm able to pick up the guitar once more and want to do it correctly. Great video

Thank you--I very much appreciate the direction.

this was so helpful!!!

Thanks so much for the tips!

Thank you so so much for this video, my left wrist has been acting up recently and I couldn't get rid of the pain for days. Hopefully it will stop coming back once I switch to the right method!

I believe that I have watched this AT LEAST 7x. You have an ability to teach this in a fashion thats so understandable & detailed. I find myself going back to the things that I did the 1st 2 years of playing though. Thats why I come back to this video ever so often. Thanks so much AGAIN for this video.

In the 60's when I started playing guitar, on into the 70's and even 80's nobody had hand problems from playing guitar ..... even from bad posture, and nobody had hand problems from typing on manual typewriters either. Only since computers have become mainstream and doctors started coining the term RSI 'repetitive stress injury' have I seen hand injuries in musicians become an epidemic. I was a studio musician in Los Angeles/Orange County, and have worked with MANY musicians over the years .. none who ever had RSI back then. The pioneering work of Dr. John Sarno M.D. of New York University Medical Center/Rusk institute of rehabilitation medicine, has written several books regarding his decades of clinical research regarding the mindbody connection and chronic pain conditions including those of so called 'RSI', and if you have come to this video because your hands hurt chronically from guitar playing, piano playing, etc., I highly recommend reading his books before giving in to defeat. Tension Myoneural Syndrome .. not your guitar playing .. may very well be the culprit, and there is a fix. P.S. Btw I'm not affiliated with them or any other doctors or rehab clinics, publishers, etc., just an aging musician who wants to help. Rock on 🎸

Thanks so much, this was very helpful.

Probably the only video that gave me clear instructions after watching hundreds of others.

Great lesson. Thanks, has really helped make playing more comfortable.

Great post! What works for me when I'm seated is the classical guitar style / foot stool method and classical posture including hand placement.

Holy crap tis is so simple I didn't even think about it. Bless you, man!

Great reminders and explanations! Thank you.

I'll tell you after this video when I watched it over a year ago now pain free its true what you instructed I could not play no more I did not want surgery.after I watched and implemented this the instructions pain free. thank you now I'm a rocknroll star when I'm dreaming..Roland J Gutierrez from Magdalena New Mexico USA .

Very helpful. thank you sir.

Thanks man, I'm dealing with tendonitis right now, always had neck and back issues from playing guitar but this is the first injury I've had in my hand from playing, I'm going to do proper warm ups and take the advice you've given in this video in future.

The first part of this video is just great advice for life!!! Thanks Kevin! Such a great explanation of why posture is important! Love it. Also, great video for posture with regards to guitar!

Thanks so much for this!

Yo Kevin Thank you so much ! I feel so relax now

What a great teacher you are! Really great stuff!

I practice and play standing up, though some of your tips still apply. I think it's equally important to mentally recognize, then purposely release tension; as playing difficult things makes the body (especially hands/wrists) over tighten muscles. Relaxing them continuously really helps me stay comfortable.

Best...video... ever....for explaining how to hold the guitar so you don’t hurt yourself!!! *hugs* THANK YOU

thanks. i ran across this video by accident, but it was exactly what i needed. 👍🏾

Wow that’s helped a lot thank you for taking the time to demonstrate and explain.

Thank you for this!

Wow!! That was the most helpful guitar video, it has made my guitar playing so much easier, Thanks!!

Man, it's like you had in your mind every doubt I had while playing. Thank you so much for this video👍

Best lesson on posture I’ve seen. Thank you!

ive been playing wrong for months, thank you so much

Extremely helpful

Great - just coming to accoustic from classical guitar - a super tutorial - thanks again

Excellent info!

Very good information.

Very helpful! ThankYou

excellent tutorial,thanks kevin .peace

wow! a real game changer for me, so many instructors say the guitar must be flat across the body, this gave me pain and cramping in the heel of my thumb and palm, this video has helped tremendously. Bravo!!

Thanks it helps! It ease my wrist pain. Thank you very much

that was pretty cool , thank you , i've been having these shit pains between my thumb and index finguer also the wrist , it sucks , now that you mentioned how to actually do it right and pick the right position with the right basics , i can understand it better. thank you.

outstanding u play just one note and teach a lesson for a lifetime of guitar playing

Well done.... straight to the point and nicely presented.... Bravo !!

Wow I don't think I've seen anyone showing how to hold a guitar at an angle! I see guitar videos with people who are sitting holding the guitar parallel across their body, but I've seen players curling their fingers which feels more natural anyway!

Thank You!!!

You explained that so clearly and logically. Many Thanks!

This is the best video Ive seen about this!! Im at that 'learning all over again' stage.. I injured my left thumb really bad cause I used to push the back of the the neck 😩 Its been tough but actually worth it.. posture is everything, and def feels easier to play now

This changes everything. Thank you for this informative content :D

Very helpful! Thanks, man!

Very clear explanation! Thank you :)

Awesome lesson!! Thanks Kevin!

Awesome thanks very much … All the best bro

You’re a genius

That's awesome Thanks!

This is extremely helpful for me, a beginner. Thank you.

Excellent! I’m a one week newbie playing. Two tips I enjoyed hearing. It’s not actually the finger tip, but the side of the finger tip. I was thinking I might be doing it wrong. The other tip I picked up- you are not pushing string into fret board, but into the fret itself. I think this will help me with finger positions. I have the D down, but the A is giving me fits! Thanks

Thank you

Thank you.

Great lesson, thanks

Thank Arceus for this video!

This is very important knowledge O.O

Brilliant video. Will put into practice. Am currently suffering from thumb pain on the fretting side (am left-handed, so my right hand). Been playing for just over a year, but have fallen in love with this instrument and it's taken over my life! Haha. Anyway, really want to heal, am committed. I've had tendonitis, also in this thumb, so many times in my life, so it's nothing new unfortunately, but this is the current hurdle and challenge. Thanks. So far the best video I've seen on this by far!

I must try your recommendations. I have a painful thumb joints.

Great information! Thanks

super helpful!

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Good advice man!

Outstanding Kevin...this is extremely helpful info. Any special considerations/suggestions for barre chords?

yo. i was pulling the guitar flat to my belly, but now its taken a drastic Angus young unicorn position that is way more comfy. now for the tendinitis to subside so I actually can play again. thanx

Using wrist grips...awesome gear!

Thank you for the video. Best info I have found about correct sitting position. Hopefully this will sort the pain I get in the muscles at the back of my hand. Especially when playing power chord on the first fret using the low e string. Once again. Thanks.

Deep perspective

Where to begin! This is probably the most helpful well explained video on guitar technique I've seen in maybe my whole guitar playing career. I've looked at countless other videos trying to figure out why my palm was hurting so much. Changing the angle made every cord I was playing instantly easier and require less pressure from my palm or none at all to hold the chord. The awkward angle of holding the guitar parallel was forcing me to use my palm and very tips of my fingers like you explained. Now my fingers play the chords easier without resistance. On top of that I actually found my strumming hand to feel so much more natural giving me so much more accuracy with my picking. Thank you so much. This video needs so much more views. I've been playing guitar for ten years and no one's ever given me this pointer.

Thanks Kevin. My problem is back of the fretting hand exhaustion after playing repetitive 12-bar rhythms and I think it is a mixture of bad posture and poor guitar position. I think I will start to think more about wearing a strap to keep the neck up and the guitar higher than just sitting on my lap. Your way of thinking that the guitar should fit our bodies not the other way around is a very positive attitude and I hope to at least improve my weariness in my fretting hand by doing some of our suggestions. Cheers

Thank you so much for this lesson. I will obviously take time to adapt to proper posture after having improper posture for as lonh as I've played guitar (8 months), but my hand was under much less tension while playing in the manner you taught, so thank you! Looking forward to more material from you!

Excellent video and channel; I just subscribed. I haven't watched the full video yet (I plan to, for sure!), so please excuse the premature comment. I do, in fact, have a severe hand issue - but it's in my picking hand. People may not expect this, but it has cut my chops down to about 50%- 60%. In my case, you have to factor in my age (69), and slowly developing arthritis. However, the most revealing piece of information I unearthed was my use of statins for the past 13 or 14 years. It's hard to know if they actually caused it, but they almost certainly pushed it over the edge. Good luck to you and all your viewers.

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