Fingers curling up almost to the palm and not accurate with my right hand 3 fingers

[AttitudeCastle]

Hey Guys

When i play with 3 fingers my fingers on my right hand, -my picking hand- curl up into my hand almost all the way

also i do alot of string skipping but with three fingers i always hit the string below

Eg: I'm playing three fingers on the A and i will hit the E string every now and then which gets really annoying =S

I love playing with 3 fingers, its fun! but when i put my mind to it and slow down and concentrate and think about my hand actions to stop my finger hitting the other string and stop my fingers curling, after a minute or two my hand cramps, and my hand position is all messed up and my fingers spread out loads so i don't get a consistent sound which i feel is important and is part of my sound

what am i doing wrong?

with the finger curling and string hitting my 3 finger are ok i can play quick with accuracy minus these two

My 2 finger technique is fine and suffers none of these/ no flaws which remove from my playing

Advice?

Regards
Adam

[Nashrakh]

How do you mute your strings?

Muting with your right thumb might help - for example, playing the A and accidentally plucking the E too. You might hear a dead note, but that's about it. Or do you miss the occasional note entirely instead of just raking your finger a bit too much?

I sometimes play with 3 fingers too and never had this problem - I'd suggest reworking your technique, going really slow with a metronome and watching your fingers...

[AttitudeCastle]

Originally Posted by Nashrakh

How do you mute your strings?

Muting with your right thumb might help - for example, playing the A and accidentally plucking the E too. You might hear a dead note, but that's about it. Or do you miss the occasional note entirely instead of just raking your finger a bit too much?

I sometimes play with 3 fingers too and never had this problem - I'd suggest reworking your technique, going really slow with a metronome and watching your fingers...

i rake my finger too much, it pulls all the way back to the E

i tend to mute with my left due to my technique but some times a harmonic rings out which is also annoying =S

[Nashrakh]

I guess the floating thumb technique might be just for you, then - that way, you won't have to worry about harmonics or odd notes.

[Sensory_Rupture]

Why don't you let your fingers hit the string below? Not brush against it or pluck it or anything, but solidly rest on it momentarily. I find that it provides a natural limit to how far my fingers can go past the string I'm trying to play, making my playing more efficient.