The 4 Finger, 4 Fret Guitar Warm Up for Lefties

Series Summary

Have you ever wanted to learn to play guitar? Maybe it is time to try picking up a new hobby and learn to play the guitar. The birth of the guitar is one that is not exact but guitar-like instruments have been used since ancient times. Through the years people have learned to play this instrument with some practice and determination. You too can learn to play this instrument if you are willing to put some work into it! Whether you are just beginning or have never held a guitar before this video series will lay out the basics of the guitar for you lefties out there.

This collection of guitar lessons will teach anyone what they need to know to know the fundamental basics of playing the left handed guitar and how to warm up before a show. It's not always easy to watch all these videos on right handed guitar lessons and try and reverse it all. Watch as our expert explains how to properly hold the instrument ad even give you some practice techniques to strengthen your left hand. Learn how to tune the guitar by ear or with an electronic tuner. By the time you are though watching our expert series you will be playing scales and writing your own songs!

Video Transcript

"Warm up exercises are crucial with any musician, guitar player or bass player, whatever. In this example, I'm going to show you the four finger, four fret exercise. Basically, we're going to begin with four fingers on the first four frets. So, what we're going to do here is, simply start with the first finger and go the down stroke, second fret up stroke, third fret down stroke and fourth fret up stroke. And you'll do this on each successive string, ascending, or going up and then when we're coming back down, we're gong to go up, down, up, down, descending, or going back down. Basically, I'm going to show you how to play this, real quick. And that is the four finger, four fret exercise."