Proper Left Hand Technique

Left hand Technique

 Hold your thumb on the back of the fingerboard on the upper side of the neck. Be careful not to put your thumb on top of the neck.
Your wrist should be low with some air space between your palm and the neck of the guitar.

Left hand Technique

 Your four fingers should be evenly spaced. Notice how the middle two fingers are coming straight onto the fretboard. Your first and fourth fingers are curved slightly toward the frets.

The Names of the Strings

The six strings of a guitar are numbered from first to sixth starting on the thinnest string and counting up to the thickest string. The strings also have letter names that correspond to each string. Memorize the names of our strings.

 The name of the Strings