Video Question: Fretting Hand Technique and Keeping Fingers Straight

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Date: December 9th, 2008 | Length: 2.05 | Instructor: Steve Eulberg

Art snyder wrote "How do I straighten my fingers when I press all 4 fingers on the low e string...my first finger points too far the the left so that I am fretting it with the outside not front of the finger...are there exercises that would help...Art." Another benefit of being a member of JamPlay is the video response section. Our expert staff fields questions from our members and provides video responses each week.

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