Thumb over guitar neck hand injuries

Like most young people, I assumed that nothing would ever prevent me from being able to continue such a practice regimen. Thumb under only works if you can find the leverage without the pressure from the thumb in fact I sometimes play without the thumb touch the neck at all meaning the leverage comes from another place that's what causes physical issues. The solution is to allow the thumb position higher up, close to the top the edge of the neck, which rotates the hand and straightens the wrist, thus avoiding wrist strain see images below. When doing full step blues bends with vibrato, you have to have that kind of anchor from the thumb. Proper Finger Placement Whenever you fret a note, keep your finger as close to the fretwire as you can. Home Questions Tags Users Unanswered. However, you do not want to place your finger directly on the fret as it will also cause a muted note.