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Sit down on a chair, put your two feet on the floor and keep your back straight. Put the waist of the guitar on your right leg (if you're right-handed) and hold the back of the guitar against your stomach and chest. Keep the neck of the guitar horizontal to the floor.
What is the correct position to hold a guitar?
Properly held, a guitar should remain in place by supporting it on the thigh of your dominant side, holding it in tight to your body with the elbow on that side. To keep it steady, form a "V" shape with the thumb and forefinger of your fretting hand, and use that hand to balance the neck of the guitar.
What are the three positions to hold a guitar?
We're going to talk about three basic ways to hold your guitar: the casual method, the classical method, and standing up with a strap.
