<r>Hello. <E>:)</E><br/> <br/> When I first picked the ukulele I even had problems holding it while playing. I then learned to hold the ukulele's neck deep in my palm and it was a very comfortable position for me to play open chords. However moving to barre chords from this position (or even E minor...

<r>Hey, thanks for all the replies! <E>:)</E> This forum really seems to be working!<br/> <br/> Answering ffsooo3 question:<br/> Yes, I do get the "shakes" as well when I play ONLY the bass notes.<br/> Maybe that would be a good exercise! (Do I rest my other fingers on the bottom free strings then?)...

<r>willem, Lavallee, thank you for replies. I appreciate it! <E>:)</E><br/> <br/> I will try to explain what I mean by "shaky thumb". Say the thumb is playing alternating base notes. Just after I hit a string with my thumb it feels as if I would not have control over it, and it looks a bit trembling...

<r>Hello <E>:)</E> I did not find a proper place to post my topic so I'll as here.<br/> <br/> I've been playing guitar for about 1,5 year now, just picked the guitar and tried to learn songs from tabs and youtube videos.<br/> <br/> When I try to play fingerstyle songs like Blackbird or Dust in the w...