GuitarScale - Session One - Starting It Right

GuitarScale - Session One - Starting It Right

The Part of the Guitar
There are three main types of guitars, the steel-string acoustic, the nylon string or classical guitar, and the electric guitar.

Part of the Guitar

The Names of the Strings

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 thick-est string. The strings also have letter names that correspond
to each string. Memorize the names of your strings.

 Proper Right Hand Technique

Hold the pick between your thumb and first finger. The thumb and pick should form a 90 degree angle.
The pick should be sticking out from
underneath the thumb a 1/4 to 1/2 of
an inch.




Bracing your hand gives your hand the needed stability to accurately switch between strings.
Although there are many different ways to brace, placing
your pinky on the soundboard right below the first string is the most common way. You don't need to press hard

Proper 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.

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.