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Originally Posted by sasquatch182
I"m a beginner and was loaned an acoustic to learn on.
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Yes it is definitely the place for newbie questions. Welcome.
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Is it normal in the beginning for me to mute other strings while trying to play simple cords?
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Yes, for most of us.
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I assume once the callouses build up on my finger tips this will help?
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No, not particularly.
To play cleanly you have to put your fingers on one string precisely enough not to touch any other strings (unless you mean to). It's a matter of two things. Using a hand position that lets you fret each note cleanly and gaining the coordination and flexibility to put them exactly where you mean to.
Ultimately it just takes a lot of practice. The calluses will help you practice more without your fingers bleeding so I guess in that sense it will help! You do need to make sure you're putting your finger
tips straight
down onto the string as much as possible rather than using the side or flat part of the finger.