Hold It Right: before your first chord

Before your first chord: how to sit, where the guitar goes, and what each hand does. Then a one-minute check for every time you pick it up.

What you will learn

• Sit near the edge of a firm chair, back tall, shoulders down
• The guitar sits on your right leg, the neck points up a little
• Thumb behind the neck, fingers curved, landing on their tips
• Rest your forearm on top of the guitar and let your hand hang