Dear Ebbie,

I understand your dilemma perfectly!

At the start of my long career, no-one showed me where to put my fingers either leading to some of the disturbing dissonances described above and, ultimately, to exclusion and obscurity. I therefore feel a personal responsibility to help you.

To help you further, however, could you clarify some points for me. Do you want to play along with your fingers, which appear to have developed a musical personality of their own according to your post, or with actual people? If the former, I too would be most upset if my own fingers refused to lend me a guitar and I would also wish to be at one with my fingers.

It is important to clarify this as the courses of treatment are quite different depending on the problem.

Awaiting your reply.

Yours sincerely,

Dr. Guitar