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An easy way to tell the difference between a left handed and right handed guitar is to hold the instrument up in front of you vertically and look at the strings. If the thickest string is on the right the guitar is a lefty. If it's on the left then the guitar is a regular right-handed model.
- Which hand do you strum a guitar with?
- How do I know which hand to play guitar on?
- Should a left handed person play guitar right-handed?
Which hand do you strum a guitar with?
The Left Hand
By pressing a finger down on the string just before a fret, the length of the string that vibrates is shortened to play a note. The left hand can play full chords by pressing down a number of strings while the right hand strums the guitar.
How do I know which hand to play guitar on?
the best way is to decide what is right for you. As any serious guitar player will tell you, the hand that does most of the work is the left hand (the hand pressing down on the frets), but for all us right-handed players we are using our weaker hand to do the hard work and our stronger hand to strum.
Should a left handed person play guitar right-handed?
If you strummed with your left hand you should play left handed, and if you strummed with your right hand you should play right handed. Simple, right? Another easy test is to watch how you clap your hands – the hand that does all (or most of) the movement is the hand that you should probably strum with.
