Beginner Guitar Lesson: Finger & Thumb Positions

rserpe — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:47:46 +0000

How to position your hands, fingers and thumbs may seem obvious to some, but there is a right and wrong way to do this. Watch the video below and learn the proper hand, finger and thumb positioning as well as instructions on how to hold your pick. This lesson will teach you how to develop good guitar playing habits early on, which is extremely important. Far too many beginners develop bad playing habits that are very difficult to break if not corrected.

One extremely important point that Peter makes in this video is how to actually push down on the frets of your guitar with your fretting hand. Many beginners falsely believe that you need to push down on the string so that it touches the wood. This is not the case. You only have the push the string down hard enough to where it is touching the fret. This is demonstrated in the video below as well as some other great tips. I hope you find this lesson helpful! Please feel free to leave any comments or questions in the comments box below. Thanks!

Beginner Guitar Lesson: Finger & Thumb Positions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_ATggw3ucg

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Beginner Guitar Lesson: Finger & Thumb Positions