julieuke1978
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I taught myself how to play the ukulele a few years ago. I have LOVED every minute! I had no stringed instrument background, so I did the best I could. For making chords I tend to keep my thumb on the back of the neck. I think this makes my fingers more straight than curved. I noticed a lot of guitar players have their thumb on the top of the neck. With a soprano, my fingers were too cramped, and I felt I didn't have control of the ukulele especially when standing up if I curved my fingers and had my thumb on top. I got a tenor ukulele in June. I'm finding I'm having some pain in my left elbow where I didn't used to before. I'm thinking it's to do with my hand position. What's the correct hand position for chords? Does it matter what size uke I'm playing? Hope this makes sense. Any help would be much appreciated!!