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Classical Guitar wrote:

I play classical guitar and have for over 40 years and I also teach classical guitar. Personally I play with callouses and have  always played that way. If you are careful and cut or file  your nails short and play with your finger tips you will develop callouses. I second the fact that on your right hand keep your fingers straight so just the tips of your fingers hit the strings. Another reason to keep them straight is as you play faster songs you can move your fingers faster than if you bend them. Also keep your right hand free and do not rest your hand or pinky finger on your guitar. Long term your will better movement.

I already have callouses on the tips of both hands. I'm more referring to deeply strumming the guitar and getting the back of my fingers (the top of the nail down to the nail base) involved with the strum.

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hi folks, thanks for the positive responses. i am at present attempting to record the vocal but i don't have gilmore's voice and certainly not his guitar talent. as you say tyson the length of a song "just works out like that" i didn't set out to make a long song or even a floyd looky-likey it just came out that way.
hey beamer, i wouldn't categorize it as punk or pop though to my ears it's fairly easy listening-ish in as much as i don't think frank sinatra would have covered it...lol
hi dino and jandle, as i said i am in the process of recording it, but the vocal i'm putting on so far doesn't work for me, i unfortunately sound like a pub singer and that wont do.