Classical Guitar Lesson # 8: The Left Hand, Part 2

oh well, anyways good job professor, and i meant it.

almost forgot to add, your pinki is as if not more important than your index finger, so exercise it to the extremen but remember, no tension, miss the strings as many times as you need to.

i retract what i said that his guy doesnt know much, actuall y it is the best video of left hand technique i have found on youtube , he is just missing some details like never look at the fingerboard while playing and keep your thumb as low on the back of the neck as possible, any way, very good video.

I have to disagree with you there. Never looking at the fingerboard is an old myth -All the great players look at the fingerboard to varying degrees. I don't think you should completely depend on looking at the fingerboard, however.

Also, placement of the thumb depends on the size of your hand. You get the fingers in an advantagous position, and the thumb goes where it goes.

i find that my wrist bends alot when im doing bar chords with alot of stretch. is it suppose to be like that? if i flatten my wrist too much i can't fret the notes further away from the bar.

as for switching right handed to left handed, yes you can. i did it with mine, i changed the nut and saddle to a lefty setup.

The short answer is yes.

Great videos, Question: can I re-string a right handed classical guitar for my left hand playing?

You can try it. You have to switch the nut and the bridge bone.

that's a nice way of thinking aobut it. If you are straining th back of you hand it's because you are using the weaker extensor muscles in the pressing process? Seems like it.