left hand technique

Free Stroke Technique

Free stroke, also known as tirando, is the most commonly used stroke in classical guitar technique. It can produce a variety of sounds and dynamics, while using very little energy from the right hand. Tirando [...]

Left hand stretch on the guitar

This nifty left hand exercise stretches the left hand fingers as you creep down the fingerboard from the twelfth fret to the first.  The stretch gets further apart as you descend downwards and contrary to [...]

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