Left Hand Technique

Lesson 3/52 | Study Time: 5 Min

Course: Blues Lead Guitar Method

Left Hand Technique

Fingertips as close as practical to fretwires.

All notes must be fretted with the tips of the fingers and positioned as close as practical to the fretwires.

Left Hand Position

Thumb positioned behind neck.

There are basically two positions for the left hand. In most cases the left hand thumb should be positioned behind the neck of the guitar with the fingers evenly arched over the fretboard.

Thumb positioned over the neck.

When techniques such as the bend, release bend, vibrato etc. you may find it more comfortable to have the left hand thumb in a higher position, wrapped over the top of the fretboard.

Previous Lesson Next Lesson

Peter Gelling

Product Designer

4.79

Profile

Class Sessions

1- The A Form 2- Vibrato 3- Moving Between Forms 4- The Trail Off 5- New Notes, New Keys 6- The E Form 7- The D Form 8- The C Form 9- INTRODUCTION 10- The Release Bend 11- The G Form 12- The G Form 13- Moving Licks 14- Creating Variations 15- What Are These Sounds? 16- Sliding Scales 17- Sliding Pattern 2 18- Learning the Notes 19- LESSON FOUR 20- Glossary of Musical Terms 21- How to Tune Your Guitar 22- APPENDIX III 23- Right Hand Technique 24- The Pentatonic Scale 25- Picking Technique 26- The Basics of Music 27- The Slide 28- Memorizing and Visualizing 29- Along One String 30- Playin’ the Blues 31- Bending Notes 32- A New Solo 33- Visualizing 34- C Form Solo 35- Note Values 36- Sharps and Flats 37- Blues Solo 38- Vibrato With Bent Notes 39- Slight Bends 40- The Ascending Slide 41- The Hammer-On 42- Left Hand Technique 43- Progressive Blues Lead Guitar Technique 44- The Descending Slide 45- The Pull-off 46- Time Signatures 47- The Chromatic Scale 48- Diagrams 49- The Valued Slide 50- Tablature 51- Notes on the Guitar Fretboard 52- Tablature Symbols

GDPR

When you visit any of our websites, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. This information might be about you, your preferences or your device and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to. The information does not usually directly identify you, but it can give you a more personalized web experience. Because we respect your right to privacy, you can choose not to allow some types of cookies. Click on the different category headings to find out more and manage your preferences. Please note, that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer.

Left Hand Technique