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How to play the guitar Playing the guitar isn’t that easy at first. Like Tiger Woods, when he played golf at first he didn’t think it was easy but he got better and you will also get better. You would think that every guitar is the same, but they aren’t all the same…there are Gibson’s, Fender’s and Aria’s and much more than that. First there is the acoustic guitar and that works by echo’s. What I mean is that the guitar is hollow (except for the neck). When you strum the guitar, the sound goes in this hole that leads into the hollow part which bounces in the body and goes out of the hole makes it louder. Now the electric guitar just depends on electronics. You plug this chord into the hole and I don’t know how it works. Getting it fixed if it is broken is crucial because I think it is the most important thing since if it isn’t fixed it won’t work and you wont be happy. Now you should always bring it into a person who knows how to fix things. That’s my opinion. But there is also the option that you can fix it yourself and if you can do it yourself you get the right tools for the job. Making sure your guitar is perfect is not that important but your guitar will look better. Make sure it is clean and sweet. And make sure that your strings are tuned because it will sound better and smoother. Now you are making a big step in guitar the world now you start to step up a level. If you are a lefty you put your right hand on the neck and if you a righty than you put you left hand on the neck. Also if you area righty than you right hand to strum. And if you are a lefty than you left hand to strum. And that’s all you need to know on how to position your hands. You get to play a song!!!!! Now first if you are thinking of playing like Jimi Hendrix songs than you are dead wrong because you cannot play very hard on your first time because its just impossible. You are going to play merry had a little lamb and that’s the song I started with. I know that you might think that merry had a little lamb is such a baby song but well it is but it’s the best way to start out. Trust me. You will play the bottom string which is the HIGH E and this is the song. 4 high e, 2 high e, open high e, 2 high e, 4,4,4 high e, 2,2,2 high e, 4,7,7 high e, 4 high e, 2 high e, open high e, 2 high e, 4,4,4 high e, 2,2 high e, 4 high e, 2 high e, open high e. Congrats! You just played your first song on the guitar and remember, keep practicing. Chris Byrd