Pain - Crash Into Me (current)

tjmac66pc · Post by **tjmac66pc** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 11:24 am

okay, there's probably been a post on this...once or twice, or even eleven of them...but time for an updated version...

i've been playin' for about 5 years now(almost 6, which amazes me when i sit back and think about it)...obviously stamina and strength have improved as well as quickness and whatnot...

i was wondering, how many of you still get sore when you play songs like crash...granted, i have small hands which may mean that it might take me a little bit longer to get thru this ordeal...but i can play crash 'perfectly' (as clean as possible for my standards), BUT it's still VERY difficult for me to get thru the whole song...which is a little frustrating..and when i do try and play the whole song (rare occasion) my left hand is basically in agony...

i do my typical jiu-jitsu stretches before i play (most of the time anyway) but is still does not get me over this hump...i was curious as to what you guys would suggest in trying to improve this...i suppose i could just dedicate like a month of just playing 'crash' to fix it, but we all know how boring that would get...any suggestions?

thanks

dmbguitar718 · Post by **dmbguitar718** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 11:30 am

That's typical. Watch Dave, his hands get tired as well. He switches to the alternate way when his hand gets tired.

So, just switch when you get tired.

tjmac66pc · Post by **tjmac66pc** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 11:32 am

dmbguitar718 wrote:That's typical. Watch Dave, his hands get tired as well. He switches to the alternate way when his hand gets tired.

So, just switch when you get tired.

ahh interesting... i didn't notice that with him...thank you for the tip man!

jellyfish · Post by **jellyfish** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 11:34 am

I was playing Crash the other day and noticed my hand cramping pretty badly. I have been playing this song since 96 too. Don't feel bad...

BaitChunker · Post by **BaitChunker** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 11:37 am

What you can do is tune the d string up to an e and play that e note open.

Duffman · Post by **Duffman** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 11:41 am

its that damn pinky finger...

tjmac66pc · Post by **tjmac66pc** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 11:56 am

BaitChunker wrote:What you can do is tune the d string up to an e and play that e note open.

didn't think of that, maybe i'll give that a shot...thanks man

tjmac66pc · Post by **tjmac66pc** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 11:56 am

Duffman wrote:its that damn pinky finger...

yup, that's the one that gets me man

c_tietze · Post by **c_tietze** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 12:37 pm

Much practice, it will come my friend.

Look at Timmy, his hands aren't THAT big. Practice and being able to do stretches slowly and accurately will yield better results later, you'll be able to play faster.

There is a version of Crash into Me that Dave plays because even the great one's hand cramped like a mofo.

Speenis · Post by **Speenis** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 2:51 pm

Smoke a few bowls. You can play forever, I swear.

jellyfish · Post by **jellyfish** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 3:10 pm

c_tietze wrote:Much practice, it will come my friend.

Look at Timmy, his hands aren't THAT big. Practice and being able to do stretches slowly and accurately will yield better results later, you'll be able to play faster.

There is a version of Crash into Me that Dave plays because even the great one's hand cramped like a mofo.

What version is that?

If Im playign a song like that for a gig. I will usually play it ten times a day before the gig so It doesn't hurt. Then I wont play it for a few weeks and Im back to where I started at.

DT · Post by DT » Tue Feb 22, 2005 3:20 pm

sometimes my hands get tired if i havent been playing a lot recently. Lately, ive been playing like crazy so my finger strength and callous are about as good as they have ever been.

Kukini · Post by **Kukini** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 3:37 pm

It just comes easier to me I guess. I've been playing for 9 months now and it's pretty easy for me.

My hands are by no means huge either. I think I'm double jointed, I don't know for sure though.

c_tietze · Post by **c_tietze** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 4:29 pm

jellyfish wrote:
c_tietze wrote:Much practice, it will come my friend.

Look at Timmy, his hands aren't THAT big. Practice and being able to do stretches slowly and accurately will yield better results later, you'll be able to play faster.

There is a version of Crash into Me that Dave plays because even the great one's hand cramped like a mofo.
What version is that?

If Im playign a song like that for a gig. I will usually play it ten times a day before the gig so It doesn't hurt. Then I wont play it for a few weeks and Im back to where I started at.

Actually "version" it might not be, but there is a way that Dave "cheats" and plays a different verse. It's on this site.

jellyfish · Post by **jellyfish** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 4:33 pm

I'll check it out.

EDIT: I could not do that. It wouldn't sound like Crash without the pinky. Ahhhh. The benefits of having a band back you up.