Added by on 2013-07-15

With the help of all of us coming together i can create new great guitar content for you to get inspired. Just hit this Link and show some support!: j.mp www.rexpearson.com for full description, more free guitar courses, guitar lessons and a great community of guitarists to help you out or share your experiences with! Left Hand positions on guitar are very important. In this guitar lesson we look at the 2 best approaches for playing guitar that will allow to play things much easier than trying to guess. we have two main left hand positions for guitar. The classical hand position where you place the finger behind the neck and what I call the “Baseball bat” grip. We will look at both and how and when you might use them, I will give you my tips and hints which will really help you learn guitar fast! Video Rating: 5 / 5

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  • Chrisrocker112 11 years ago

    Slash Doesn’t use the second technique.

  • RexPearson1 11 years ago

    Hey tom, If your doing it correctly there should be no tension in the hand, i assume your talking about the thumb behind the neck approach? Make sure your sitting with the guitar on your left knee so your body doesnt get in the way and cause an odd angle, it should be relaxed. Maybe you could post a picture of your hand position on my FB page and other members could help?

  • tornfeather1 11 years ago

    Maybe I’m wrong but the angle of your wrist in the second position looks severe. I’m experiencing numbness in my thumb and was looking up the cause… just wondering if anyone had any tips to alleviate the stress to my fretting hand and if anyone could definitively say that the angle is potential means for injury. Am i practicing bad posture?

  • FunTnNudist 11 years ago

    Btw,it starts at 2:18 but freeze at 2:34 …that’s what i was referring to.

  • FunTnNudist 11 years ago

    That last guy said not to put the thumb like that,in classical position. I tried to say that it was most natural to me,but what do i know? That’s irritating though…i hear 15 different things from so many different “experts.” One “expert” says the other “experts” way is wrong & vice versa. You can see how this is confusing,& a bit frustrating to a student of the game,right? I listened to some guys. Now my shoulder & wrist kill me. I always knew why,but they said it was just part of it…my *ss!

  • FayeandAbyulous 11 years ago

    I am 17

  • RexPearson1 11 years ago

    Dont worry, when you first start you may feel like this but its usually not the case. how old are you? it may be more technique then size of hands. You should try and use the thumb behind the neck position if you need the extra reach

  • FayeandAbyulous 11 years ago

    I have really small hands so atm i find it hard to reach even four threats in the first position, will it come easier in time or should i use the second position?

  • Art of Doom 11 years ago

    Well I can already alternate pick. But thank you, I’ll be looking forward to that video.

  • RexPearson1 11 years ago

    Dude you just made my day

  • RexPearson1 11 years ago

    Hey bud all the basics will apply to any style you decide to follow. get the basics and then learn the techniques that are style specific. For you my alternate picking course coming out shortly will be ideal for your metal playing

  • Art of Doom 11 years ago

    What if I’m playing metal and stuff of that nature is it still as needed?

  • 52planet 11 years ago

    best teacher on youtube

  • TheFaintedsaint 11 years ago

    I find yours is the best resource on net in one continuous series that’s the basic building block for any serious playing.I really thank you for your time putting it all up here. Thanks and please keep it up.

  • Crypto Aspinall 11 years ago

    Am so glad i’ve found your channel. This is helping me alot.

  • RexPearson1 11 years ago

    Oh a classical has “Nylon” strings a much softer material then traditional acoustics like the one im holding. A classical has a softer sound. The strings on an acoustic like mine has Steel Strings, classical has Nylon (almost like plastic looking) Strings. Hope that helps, any more questions head to the forum on the website

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  • RexPearson1 11 years ago

    Hey Enraii, Yeh super long intro is gone on all new lessons, from 40 to 10 seconds! I guess for now just skip ahead!

  • ennraii 11 years ago

    but just one question , can i use a classical guitar instead? i’m not even sure its a classical guitar or if theres such a thing . I just know its not acoustic or electric xP Haha

  • ennraii 11 years ago

    just get rid of the super long intro lol :P

  • ennraii 11 years ago

    i like ur vids cuz ur lessons r so easy to understand and try as well.. finally! i found my own utube teacher yay :D