James' Beg Guitar - 3: Holding and Picking

In this lesson James covers how to properly hold the guitar, how to fret cleanly so your friends don't cringe, and finally proper picking and an exercise to get you there.

Note: Green Day wannabes should pay soecial attention to the picking section.

Hello and thanks for taking the time to learn more about me. I think the easiest way to describe me is a person who is creative, driven and someone who likes to make people laugh until their stomach's ache.

I am a musician who plays all kinds of guitar, guitar synth, bass guitar, and keyboards. Relax, the negative in the photo is not backwards it is a left-handed guitar. Playing left-handed in the late seventies made finding left-handed guitars pretty tough. They were rare if you could find one in a music store and cost a lot more. So when I first started playing I learned to play upside down and backwards on a right-handed guitar. Kid you not. I struggled like that for a bit then put a...

sets a good foundation

08/23/2007

~ brittanie

I was very pleased with this purchase. However, are there any instructional books that you would recommend to a new player?

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