Finding Left Handed Guitar Lessons

After you have taken that first step and decided you are serious about learning guitar will need to decide if you are going to play right handed or left handed. This is important because left handed guitar lessons are still not real easy to find. In other words it's going to take even more than the usual dedication to play left handed guitar Before you take any left handed guitar lessons, another critical decision you are going to have to make is what kind of left handed guitar you're going to use. You're decision will boil down to one of three choices:

i. Play a right handed guitar upside down leaving the strings the same as for a right hander.
ii. Play a right handed guitar upside down, but with reversed strings so that the high E is on the bottom and the low E is on the top.
iii. Play a special built left hand guitar.

The best option is the third one, but it does have its problems too.

Music stores rarely have left handed models in stock. Why?, well I was in retail for five years and one of the first things that I learned was that if something sells often you try to keep it in stock. If something rarely sells you don't try too hard to keep it around.

About 90% of the population is right handed, so how much demand do you think the stores get for left handed guitars?

On the subject of left handed guitar lessons, you're going to find it very hard to find an instructor if you choose the first option and tablature won't work for you. Before the internet this made it very hard to find help.
If you choose the second or third option, you'll have an easier time finding an instructor and tablature will make some sense to you after you modify it.

If you are just starting your left handed guitar lessons and have the money, it would be best to start with option #3. Learning guitar is challenging enough without having to jump through extra hoops. If you go with option #3, you'll at least be able to adopt tablature to your needs if you don't read music.

If you plan on taking left handed guitar lessons, plan on spending some time on the internet to find online instructors that can help you. One such person is Ben Willis. He plays a right handed guitar turned upside down with the strings left intact so he knows what you are going through. Visit his website at lefthandedguitarplayer.blogspot.com and then email him if you are interested in lessons and have decided on option #1.

Also, if you are having trouble figuring how to make a chord left handed, you can visit ChordFind.com to find out how.

If you are left handed and can't find an in-person instructor that can help you with your left handed guitar lessons, don't despair, a lot of guitarists are self taught. Personally, I was self taught and while it may have taken longer this way, I feel that the experience helped sharpen my ear because I was forced to learn a lot of songs off records.

If you are using either option two or three most regular lesson plans such as Guitar Superstars will help you too because with a little bit of work you can figure out where the notes are when using tableture. Their link is below the video.