Elliot Reed Music
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Guitar Method

by Elliot Reed Tue Jan 06 2026

Outline

What to Expect

Uncomfortableness

There is nothing natural about playing an instrument. Your hands are not meant to do the things you will ask them to do. However, you and your hands are very adaptable, and can learn almost anything. The first time you do something on your instrument your hands complain and it seems barley possible. The thousandth time you do it, it seems so natural that you can’t imagine how you struggled before. It will always feel awkward, then it will feel natural.

Physical

Picking

Fingering

Musical