The Pinky And the Psychological Effect

I suppose now we all have gradually started playing and our fingers seem a tad more relaxed on the fret board, so now comes the time of the pinky(The baby finger). I believe most of us are right handed so our left hand does not really come to use in day to day life. Oh! do you disagree with me?!!, Start playing the guitar, realize how weak your left hand actually is and the weakest of all them fingers would be the baby finger, trying to strengthen it is not only tough but imperative.


When you're just starting and getting the feel of things i would request you all to make use of the pinky as much as you can. By this i mean if you can play a certain riff without the use of the baby finger-good enough but try to indulge the same anyway. This is because if when you would want to play advanced stuff later on you would not only benefit but would find it immensely easy.


Now coming to the next part of my post. Aah yes! the psychological factor. Alright now this would sound funny to some and would sound hilarious to all guitar players maybe but for the beginners i feel it is important to know. Okay here it is- You control the Guitar, the guitar does not control you. What im trying to say is that you must develop a sense of confidence while playing the instrument and try to avoid jittery nerves. Now if you can synchronize your guitar with your head (lol),,,i think you should do well.