Basics of guitar playing

Guitar is, and has always been a portable stringed instrument for public hearing. There is nothing better than sitting at the campfire and playing some songs with friends. If you just started to play the guitar, then you can play many songs with just a few learned chords. But playing the guitar isn't just strumming some half-recognizable songs. There are many things that make playing easier and more "professional like", if you know what I mean.

- HOLDING
When you hold guitar, you need to find a middle between holding the guitar technically right and holding it comfortable (since almost all beginners finds it difficult to hold the guitar right and comfortable). Holding an guitar is a personal matter, but clear guidelines exists:

• The physical stability of the instrument
• You need to ensure that both of your hands are free to play, without supporting the instrument. This is very important when playing something tricky.
• You need to eliminate most of the muscular tension in playing position

Many beginners turn fretboard towards themselves, so they can see frets more clearly. This is wrong, because if you do that, you must curl your fist to fret the strings. This can be very painful. Trust me, I tried that. It's a lot easier to learn to correctly hold the fretboard. It's more difficult in the beginning, I know, but it will pay back later, when your friends guitarist will start to moan "Oh, my hand, how they hurt!", and you will laugh... ;).
It may take a few weeks to start feeling comfortable when holding the guitar, so don't be discouraged in the very beginning.

- SITTING
When you want to play guitar, sit normally on chair or something and put your guitar's waist on your leg. Rest your forearm on the wide part of guitar's belly, so when you strum, your fist strums strings at the soundhole. This way you will get the best sound on acoustic guitar. There are many discussions on how player should sit, but the best thing to do is to sit in position most comfortable to you.
Remember: no tension should be in your muscles. Your body needs to be totally relaxed.
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