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Originally Posted by:
Weathercade
My when playing warmups like the spider crawl my thumb likes to point towards the headstock instead of staying at right angles to the neck like when playing bar chords. Is this okay or something I should work on fixing? Keeping it upright slows me down it makes it more difficult.
In general it's best to move your thumb along the back of the neck as necessary to maintain opposing pressure with your fretting fingers. I find beginners have this problem of tilting their thumb when they try to keep it in one position as they try to play notes higher up the fretboard.
This tutorial covers basic fretting hand mechanics.
https://www.guitartricks.com/lesson/10654
Hope that helps! Please ask more if necessary.
