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OK, at work the other day I was pushing a cart when it collapsed, sucking my right hand into it. I drew back my hand and noticed that my middle finger was pointing about 45 degrees to the right. Ouch. I straightened it out within half a second on my own and taped it up. At first I freaked about my guitar playing, but then it became apparent that I would regain full use of the finger(I use it a lot for two handed tapping).
However I did need to take about a week and a half off from playing altogether, and I've had to ease back into it as the constant bouncing of picking irritates my inflamed finger. This would at first seem aggravating, but then I noticed something. I had to approach the guitar differently. I couldn't just pick it up and burn through a half dozen songs at lightning speed on autopilot. I had to sort of play around my disability, and take time to think about what I was playing. Between having to focus more and slow down a bit, plus having a brief hiatus from practice, really helped me think more about what I was doing. I've started trying new chord progressions and paid more attention to note selection as opposed to playing so damn fast that I'm thinking about what comes next as opposed to what's going on. It's sort of like a breath of fresh air!
As a service to all JCFer's who want to experience what I've been going through, come see me on tour and I'll happily snap any one of your fingers for you, give you a complimentary guitar pick, and send you on your merry way to a new world of musical awareness!! FREE OF CHARGE!!!
However I did need to take about a week and a half off from playing altogether, and I've had to ease back into it as the constant bouncing of picking irritates my inflamed finger. This would at first seem aggravating, but then I noticed something. I had to approach the guitar differently. I couldn't just pick it up and burn through a half dozen songs at lightning speed on autopilot. I had to sort of play around my disability, and take time to think about what I was playing. Between having to focus more and slow down a bit, plus having a brief hiatus from practice, really helped me think more about what I was doing. I've started trying new chord progressions and paid more attention to note selection as opposed to playing so damn fast that I'm thinking about what comes next as opposed to what's going on. It's sort of like a breath of fresh air!
As a service to all JCFer's who want to experience what I've been going through, come see me on tour and I'll happily snap any one of your fingers for you, give you a complimentary guitar pick, and send you on your merry way to a new world of musical awareness!! FREE OF CHARGE!!!
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