| There are a few guitar basics that you should learn | | | | position for a moment, wiggle out your hand and let it |
| when you start playing the guitar. You might not think | | | | relax. Next you will want to do the opposite and take |
| its necessary but trust me, to be able to play the guitar | | | | your picking hand and pull up on your fretting hand. |
| for years to come without having aches and pains, | | | | Remember to keep your arm and fretting hands |
| you need to learn and pay attention to some of those | | | | fingers straight. Now your fingers should be pointing to |
| guitar basics. With each thing that you learn, there are | | | | the sky. You will also need to hold this pose for a |
| some things that you need to know to make it a fun | | | | moment before wiggling your hand loose. |
| and enjoyable time. | | | | Another of the warm ups you can do as part of your |
| Warming up is one of the guitar basics that some | | | | guitar basics is rolls. Rolls will be done to both hands |
| might snub their nose at when they first learn how to | | | | but is a little bit simpler than the extensions. To do a roll, |
| play the guitar. Maybe because they think it makes | | | | close your hands into a fist and rotate your hands |
| them less of a guitar player, I'm not really sure why. But | | | | from the wrist in a mini circle a couple of times. Keep in |
| if you want to be able to play the guitar for years to | | | | mind that these will need done slowly and comfortably. |
| come without having to worry about arthritis, carpal | | | | These are done to just loosen up your hands and |
| tunnel syndrome or strains, warming up is something | | | | tendons, not to strain yourself. After you have done a |
| you should do. It doesn't take all that long to do the | | | | few circles with your fretting hand, try doing the same |
| simple warm up exercises and it will be time well spent. | | | | exercises with your picking hand. |
| Warming up your fingers and forearms is what is | | | | Once you've stretched yourself out, you need to learn |
| important because this is where the tendons are that | | | | how to hold your guitar. There are just a few major |
| you will be using when you play. There are two | | | | key points that you need to follow to hold onto your |
| exercises that you can do that will help you loosen up | | | | guitar correctly. First is that you need to keep your |
| those tendons, extensions and rolls. | | | | back as straight as possible when playing the guitar. If |
| Extensions are simple to do and can help you warm | | | | you slouch when playing the guitar, it can wreck havoc |
| up. To do an extension, hold your fretting hand's arm | | | | on your back. Not only will it make your back want to |
| out straight and take your picking hand and gently push | | | | call mutiny, it can sabotage the progress you might be |
| your fretting hand down. Making sure that you keep | | | | making with your guitar. |
| your fretting hand fingers together and the hand | | | | These are just a few guitar basics you need to keep |
| straight, do this stretching extension slowly. If you were | | | | in mind when you first learn how to play guitar. They |
| to look at your hands from the side your fretting hand | | | | can help you get a lot farther than if you just blundered |
| fingers should be pointing down. After you've held this | | | | through the learning process. |