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Calvin Phillips

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    So my experiences standing up over sitting down. Your fingers WILL NOT FEEL LIKE THEY REACH AS FAR. That a cause the guitar is lower. When I jammed with Ryan I remembered how difficult it was cause I couldn't play some positions of the scales.. or sweep at first. My short fingers get noticed there. But now I can play most parts up to the 14th fret.. then I kind of have to really reach to hit the bottom strings. You will struggle at first. I suggest playing simple power chord songs at first like youd do sitting down. Literally pretend like you're starting new.

    Side point jak.. I tucked my fingers away a bit in my jam today. Its gonna take some time to get used to not thinking a out it when I do it but it was easier then I thought. But I always seem to leave the pinky out for palm mutes still.. it helps me mute the strings there. But I definitely am gonna keep trying to tuck them away when I pick.
     
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    Calvin Phillips

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    Ok so.. I was already uploading this before i saw the post. So I'm posting it here even tho you can see it on the riff page too.


    I must admit I started playing guitar standing up with my revenger 14 years ago so I'm used to the adjustment you have to make. But I still would say it took me a good month to get back Into it. If you go back to the first jam i shared you can hear how SLOW I play. That's literally because I didnt feel confident enough to play some of the stuff I know I'm capable of sitting down. I highly suggest it. West your shoes too.. dont do it in slippers. Lol unless they dont really slip off. I literally made sure I had a jam room when I knew i had a 2 bedroom apartment. The room is bigger too but I still dont have a desk I want a piano too......
     

    Jesse Salmons

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    Standing up is the way to do it! Here recently its the only way i can play! I feel like i can express myself so much more doing so. And the “practice like you perform” is what ive been taught my whole life. Im all for it. On the other hand, i haaaate uploading to youtube or else i would post the whole songs. Every song i post i can do all the way through, i just dislike youtube uploads
     
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