Lesson 5.1
Guitar Basics
How to hold the guitar, hold a pick, strum without a pick and how to tune your strings
Notice in the picture to the left how the correct way, the guitar is right up against the body. The temptation as a new guitar player is usually to let the guitar slide down your leg so you can see what is going on. Try to avoid this as it affects not only how comfortable you are playing the guitar, but it also affects your fretting hand and causes your chords and strings to buzz and sound muffled. Pull the guitar in close to your body and sit up straight. NOTE: It is easiest to do this on a stool or chair with NO arm rests. These get in the way of playing guitar. Sofas / lounge chairs are also terrible for posture, causing you to slouch and then the guitar slides down. |