What you’ll learn
- Tune all six strings.
- Avoid bending your wrist too far.
- Build a routine before you play.
Before you practice
Standard tuning from the sixth string to the first is E A D G B E. Use the CifraAgora tuner and turn one tuning peg at a time in small increments.
Sit with your feet supported and raise the neck enough to see the first frets without hunching. Let the fretting-hand thumb support the neck without squeezing it.
Comfortable posture helps you repeat motions for longer. Readjust if you feel sharp pain, numbness or increasing tension.
Lesson exercise
- Tune the guitar from scratch twice.
- Play each string for four beats at 60 BPM.
- Record 20 seconds to check your wrists and shoulders.