Guitar Lesson: SS006 - How to hold the Guitar

There are different ways of holding a guitar to play in a seated position.

1. Classical position - Guitar body sits on the left leg with the same leg given elevation using a foot stool, head stock positioned at 45 degrees angle

2. Standard position - Guitar body sits on the right leg

Important pointers

1. Elbow of right hand should be on the guitar body

2. Shoulders down and not shrugged

4. Muscles of the hands should be relaxed

5. Back should be straight


It is advisable to immediately stop playing if any discomfort or pain persists.

Guitar Lesson: SS005 - Tablature

What is Tablature?

Tablature is a musical notation that captures the following information

1. It depicts the finger position on the fretboard

2. It does not give us information about the type of note

3. Each string is represented as a horizontal line with the thinnest E string at the top and the thickest E string at the bottom.

4. Fret number is written on the string which needs to be fretted.

5. Zero on any string means open string

6. If the numbers fall in the same vertical line the strings needs to be played simultaneously with corresponding frets as given in the display


How does it look like?