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?

Guitar Lesson: SS001 Types of Guitar

What are the different types of guitar?

Broadly there are classified into two types based on how the sound gets amplified- Acoustic and Electric

Acoustic guitars have a hollow body through which the sound from plucking of the strings gets amplified

Electric guitars are not hollow and have magnetic pick ups which convert the sound from strings into electric impulses, further amplified with an amplifier.

The sub-categories include the following

• Classical guitar can be considered to be an acoustic guitar with broad fret broad and nylon strings 

• Did you know that semi-acoustic guitar is not an acoustic guitar? Its an electric guitar with a hollow body. 
• Electro-acoustic guitars are acoustic guitars with a magnetic pickup for amplification of the sound.

Are you confused as to which guitar to buy?

Acoustic or Electric Guitar ?


The answer to this question is within you. Ask yourself what do you enjoy listening - Rock, metal, folk or classical and then choose for yourself

Gutar lesson: SS004 - Learn the names of open strings

It's very important to know the names of each and every note. No need to worry, as you can take it one step at a time. To begin with learn the names of open strings in the Guitar.

E B G D A E ( from bottom to top) corresponding to string numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6













Memorize the string names using mnemonics

Every Baby Gets Drowsy Around Evening  :)

You can make up your own.

Guitar Lesson: SS003 - Guitar accessories for Acoustic guitar

The following are the Guitar accessories
1. Protective case
2. Guitar strap with strap lock
3. Extra strings
4. Metronome/app
5. Guitar tuner/app
6. Guitar picks or plectrum
7. Capo (optional)
8. Pick up cable (1/4" male) (Optional) and amplifier for electric guitar/ electro-acoustic guitar
9. Amplifier (Optional)
10. Guitar looper 
11.  Guitar stand
12. Tablature reading stand

Guitar Lesson: SS002 - Identify parts of a Guitar: Acoustic and Electric guitar

Source: Wikipedia