Positioning

The guitar is held in a specific way that needs to be learnt. There should be enough room to hold the guitar and move the hands freely. Keep the guitar on your lap with the front facing outside. For a right handed person the headstock should be placed towards the left and vice versa. Guitar will have a curvy indention that helps to support both right and left hand. The thickness of the guitar will decrease from your chest area to the foot. Make a picking hand and place it in between the thumb and the index finger.

Tuning the guitar: The guitar should be tuned at a regular basis. The pitch of the guitar should be adjusted so that all the strings are rightly placed. Tightening the peg will raise the pitch of the string and by loosening the string the pitch gets reduced.

Playing the notes: Start from the sixth string. It will produce a note termed E. moving down the strings; the notes that are produced are A, B, G and D respectively. The chords are in a sequence and produces different sounds.

Playing the chord: Chord can be said as a combination of 2 notes which is played simultaneously. It will create a full and rich sound. The notes have at least three notes which are played in a sequence. Some of the notes used may be even more. While playing the chords multiple strings should be played together. This is termed as strumming. The basic chords are C, G, A, D and E majors. These cords of guitar can be mastered with continuous practice.

With practice you can learn to play the guitar like a professional.