Video Question: Playing Guitar Left Handed

August 13th, 2007 - Karl says "Do you teach guitar for lefties? If so where is on your website? thanks Karl." Return to Video Q&A Listing


Length: 2.03 | Instructor: Steve Eulberg Another benefit of being a member of JamPlay is the video response section. Our expert staff fields questions from our members and provides video responses each week.

Other Video Responses:

- July 17th, 2008 (4 minutes, 00 seconds)

Felipe asks, "please can you explain me each position of treble - rhythim switch? switch has three positions treble, center and rhytim I have an electric guitar epiphone SG G-400 thank you for your help Felipe Monterrey, N.L. Mexico." View Response

Understanding Notes - March 24th, 2008 (2 minutes, 28 seconds)

Rodwhitney49 asks, "Steve, I have been taking your lessons, and I think they are great, but I am worried that I am missing something. When you start naming off string names and notes that each finger is playing, I am lost instantly. Do i need to understand what you are doing to advance? If so, how do you recommend that I learn what it is you are talking about. I am on your fifth lesson and i am doing alright at playing what you say to play but I am not sure about my level of understanding. What do I do? Thank You For Your Help, rodwhitney49" View Response

Right Hand Injury - March 17th, 2008 (5 minutes, 22 seconds)

Prana32 asked, "Hi there, I am right handed, and do not use a finger pick, and I have been experiencing pretty bad pain in the right thumb and also on the pinky finger and below it where it becomes the outer part of the palm. I am quite convinced that this injury is linked to my incorrect technique of fingerpicking...perhaps tensing the wrist too much, or something of this sort. My question is, what are some good tips on keeping the right hand safe from injury while still having accurate fingerpicking technique? Thanks a bunch, Alex." View Response

Newbie - March 17th, 2008 (1 minutes, 22 seconds)

Devyo asked, "I just obtained an acoustic Yamaha left handed guitar. Will I be able to follow the instructions for learning the guitar without much difficulty? I'm so interested in learning to play guitar and want to do the best I can. I want to make this a hobby that will be part of my daily activities as much as possible." View Response

Relaxing Left Hand - August 13th, 2007 (0 minutes, 21 seconds)

Crosscut619 Says "I have been a JamPlay member for about 4 days now. I get everything that Steve is telling me about positioning my fingers in my left hand. My only problem is while I'm practicing chords, after a while, my left hand gets stiff. I always have to stop and shake my hand a lot. I don't know how to relax my fingers while playing, because when I do, the sound messes up. Any thoughts?" View Response