High E string can't fret

Hey Folks , Still working on that F bar chord and C chord but anyways I've noticed whenever I tried fretting the high E string it felt too sharp on my index finger and had a lot of pain and sometimes I would get a buzz sound due to not fretting it hard enough .

But when I play a full D chord I had no problem fretting the high E string on my middle finger what gives ? I'm either wondering is my index finger hurting when it comes to the high e string because I don't have enough callous and finger strength or could something be wrong with the string .

any tips or suggestion would be great thanks in advance

Does it hurt right away when you start, or only after you've been playing for a while? 'Cause it's normal for the fingers to get sensitive after playing for some consecutive time.

Usually when I start I tried playing a G7 chord as well and it hurt a fair bit most of the other strings I can fret easily and barely feel any but when it comes to fretting the high e string on my index the string as sharp as knife

I've just experienced that I have the same difficulity fretting the b string as well but with the index finger again but no problems when fretting those 2 strings with my other fingers well no pain anyways lol .

Well, those two strings would obviously be the ones to cause any pain. It's possible you just don't have enough callous built up yet. Your position on G7 and some particular notes are probably just putting your finger into a position where it's more sensitive.

Only solution is to play more! ;)

Thanks Razbo , I went to a jam session yesterday and played for 2 hours . all the guys there where more experienced then I was and I told them these issues as well and they agreed with what you said .

They've also told me not to get discouraged especially about the bar chords and notation because they went through those same hard ships within their first 2 years of playing .

Just takes lots of practice and patience and with that passion to serve as a motivation I'll be able to play any chord and become a good guitarist in due time .

I had similar problems until I realized that I was playing 12 gauge strings. Changing to 9 gauge solved the problem. They may not sound as heavy, but are far easier to handle for the beginner.