how to get finger callus faster to plat the guitar?

Question

how long does it takes to build them if i practiced for an hour every day
how many tears it took you to learn the chords and switch from one anther quikly
any tips to learn faster and better
i am a begginer

Answer 1

Play more at first - try 2 hours. At one hour a day, it will probably take 1 month. The more you play, the more you build up the callouses. You have to keep playing every day and work through the pain.

I am still learning and I've been playing for 21 years. Try to find other people in your area who play and get together with them to jam. You will learn so much from other players!

Use videos if possible. There are videos on YouTube that can help you (for free) and you could ask your family to buy you instructional videos for your birthday or Christmas. Videos are the second best option to learning from another person. :) Books are a distant third.

Keep at it and don't give up! Good luck! :)

Answer 2

Although I'm sure the other responders know this, I'd always recommend that you keep your left hand clean and dry as possible while playing. You can't form calluses when your fingers are damp. Under ideal conditions, it will take two weeks to thicken the calluses.

Many years have passed since my initial growth of calluses, but I recall keeping the fingertips dry whenever I showered. Maybe a latex glove will help.

Continue a strong regimen of practicing every day, strengthening your fingers in chord formations and instant changes. You'll know when the calluses are thickened enough because they will itch, requiring you to place the fingertips on anything that will cut into the callus--even barbed wire. That is another reason why dedicated guitarists cannot stay far away from their instrument. They have to play!

Resolve to build them up. Then the world of guitar playing awaits you.

Answer 3

About three months to get good ones, after playing for about three weeks you'll start to notice them, and what your doing is how to get them, play at least and hour a day. As far as chords go lets say your playing an F, G, C, Am chords like that in the first position, if you do this every day you'll see in about a month it will start to seem easier and easier, the F may give you a little problem at first but work at it, it may seem impossiable now but you'll see with time and practice it will become automatic. I had a girl student who in the beginnig said to me, " I'll never be able to do this", well in a few months she was able and shocked herself, and now after about a year she is doing very well, and changes chords without even thinking about it. As far as how long it will take you, well that depends on the individual, some people learn fast and some take a little more time, but if you are willing to do the work, in a year you'll be amazed at what you'll be able to do with daily practice. You didn't learn to read in a couple of months did you ? well this is the same thing, it takes time, and everyone has their own rate at which they learn. Don't think of faster think of better. I promise you with daily practice you youself will see the difference in about six months. I play classical and acoustic, and have for over thirty five years probably closer to forty, and I'm still learning new things, with guitar there's always something new to learn. Good luck to you, and have patience, believe me there's no short cut to learning anything worth while. !!!!!
If you get a chance check out a few of these sites.
http://www.billbrutal.com/lesson1.html
http://www.cyberfret.com/chords/beginnin
http://www.guitar.about.com/
http//www.jamplay.com/guitar

Answer 4

I've played guitar for over 30 years...callus builds then goes away as your tips get hardened....steel string guitars are best for building...start with a low gauge using finger gym exercises...build up from .1 ( high e string) to maximum .12.... now i have no more callus but have very dexterous fingers and strong micromuscles that guide my finger tips to where they are suppose to go...don't think of callus...think of training fingers to go where you want them to go...all 4 of them...especially pinky...accuracy and timing...clarity and pure tones...the rest will follow...work on 2 chord changes slowly...don't think about speed...it comes over time...go from C TO G TO C TO G then Em to D to Em...etc.... find all the possible 2 chord combinations...listen carefully and note what you like about them.

Answer 5

skipping the learning part is impossible. I've played the guitar for years now and I don't even think about those few hard months anymore. The time when you actually get good is all that matters, and you have to stick out the hard part, because the best is yet to come.

Answer 6

You may want to use spell check before you post?
Here is the answer: Do the bottoms of your feet callous? If so then your fingers will as well -eventually. If not, you may never get callous on the fingertips. It can be a good thing - too much callous gets hard and makes clicking noises on the strings.

Answer 7

practice practice practice practic practice practice