Module 0¶

How to Tune A Guitar¶

• Poly-tuner or Snark
• GuitarTuna app
• Tuner/Apps only work if guitar is roughly out of tune or else we might need to listen to sound and tunes while replacing strings.
• Learn how to use your ear to tune a guitar
• Always use one-string at a time ! Look up Rest Stroking in Classical Guitar.

How to Hold Your Guitar¶

• put the guitar on right leg as a beginner, experts use left leg to easy access to higher notes
• use your right rest on the guitar, in case of electric guitar rest the wrist
• guitar is held in place by right hand and leg and back straight
• don’t lean over the guitar ! don’t look at strings.

Positive Finger Placement¶

• first few weeks your finger will hurt
• how much pressure applied on a portion of fret changes the sounds
• to play a note more clearer keep fingers towards end of fret, requires less pressure/pain

Reading Guitar Boxes¶

• Let’s take chord D for Example
  • Horizontal Lines : fret
  • Vertical Lines : Strings
  • Dark first Horizontal Line : Nut
  • 1, 2, 3 : which fingers where (T-thumb, 1-index, 2-driving, 3-ring, 4-pinky) [Note in piano : 1-thumb...]
  • X - won’t play that string
  • 0 - play that string openly

How to Hold Guitar Pick¶

• using a pick is helpful while learning strumming pattern and song playing
• use absolute thinnest pick

How to Strum Without Pick¶