Left Hand Position of the Guitar

Left hand position of a guitar can be hard or simple. If you get your basics or foundations right, it is a breeze in short and long term.

You must put out your left hand with your inner palms facing the guitar fret board. Make sure your joints of your fingers are flexible and remain bent. What is most important is the thumb position. It is responsible for gliding along the guitar neck. Keep it loose but not so loose until you cannot press the notes properly. You should get a natural feel when positioning your left hand.

How to sound a note? It means to fret a tone or note. Press the edge of your fingers, or finger tips onto the boxes you see. If you can, do not angle your fingers so much till not much area is touching the string. Best case scenario is when you can position your fingers perpendicular to the strings. This allows more pressure for better sounding strings.

When you play a fret, never ever place your finger tips directly above the fret metal itself. But place it in between the two metal frets. In other words, press your fingers on the box. But pressing in between the box is not enough. You need to press it near the metal fret, or the edge of the box. This will produce a clean and nice tone from the guitar.

Playing the guitar, especially steel strings guitar needs an amount of strength and can be tiring. Most of all, it can tense up your other body parts. Remember that if you experience any discomfort, stop immediately and rest a while. As you get better and more skilled, your playing will be more efficient and do not require so much force to play a note on the guitar.

By: Calfred Chaye

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