pilmat
08-02-2011, 09:13 AM
While practicing the first 12 bars of Mid-Neck Blues (Lesson 4), I started to get a weird pain in my pinky. Of course I stopped right away, stretched and took a break, but it comes back after about 15-20 minutes of playing again.
What I mean is that my pinky second knuckle from the tip locked in the light arch I had it in. This is driven by the extra stretch getting to the 8th fret on the E string (we are quite a bit on 8 on the A too), remember that this whole part is played in the 5th position.
Again last night it happened, but with no warning of pain. After 15-20 minutes I had to carefully allow the knuckle to unlock, which in itself caused pain! Still more stretching and the pain and discomfort disappeared.
Has anyone else come across this? I'm thinking it is mearly building of finger stretch and strength, but I could be wrong.
Played for 10 minutes this morning and had no signs of it.
What I mean is that my pinky second knuckle from the tip locked in the light arch I had it in. This is driven by the extra stretch getting to the 8th fret on the E string (we are quite a bit on 8 on the A too), remember that this whole part is played in the 5th position.
Again last night it happened, but with no warning of pain. After 15-20 minutes I had to carefully allow the knuckle to unlock, which in itself caused pain! Still more stretching and the pain and discomfort disappeared.
Has anyone else come across this? I'm thinking it is mearly building of finger stretch and strength, but I could be wrong.
Played for 10 minutes this morning and had no signs of it.