If you experience any pain whatsoever while playing guitar, stop immediately. Give your fingertips a break, and try again in a few days.

Are you talking about working on vibrato only? Or are there any other techniques you are learning that cause pain?

My advice is to only practice this technique for a few minutes at a time - as long as it is not becoming really painful. Eventually, you should develop calluses on your fingertips that should allow you to play longer.

Also make sure you are not pressing your finger into the fretboard too hard. Aim to apply just enough pressure to sound the note and move the string slightly for the vibrato effect.

Hope this helps - let me know how it goes!

Mike

Originally Posted by: mcabrera08

Is it supposed to be painful on the index finger tip when first starting out? It is extremely painful when I practice and after the last few days, the tip of my finger feels like tendered hamburger meat.

Are we supposed to have a callus on the index finger before even attempting this? It's really painful.