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Right hand tension — what finally fixed it for you

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  1. Mick Stanton

    ♥ 2

    Asked my local teacher and got a shrug, so bringing it to the folks who'd know.

  2. Theresa Nickels

    ♥ 3

    The pinky thing goes away, I promise. Took me about three months.

  3. Karen Doyle

    ♥ 6

    I had that exact problem. Turned out my thumb was anchoring in the wrong spot.

  4. Gene Sowell

    ♥ 5

    There's a slower jam track under the resources tab on this lesson, worth grabbing.

  5. Ray Dunphy

    The pinky thing goes away, I promise. Took me about three months.

  6. Gary Feldman

    ♥ 4

    That's the one that made me finally understand backup. Stick with it.

  7. Junior Pace

    ♥ 9

    Welcome aboard — you picked a good one to start on.

  8. Katie Clark Support

    ♥ 21

    Memorization comes from playing it at a tempo you can think at. If you need the tab, you're playing it faster than you know it.

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