Posture! Efficient Guitar Technique for Jazz, Blues and Rock Guitarists

[@Shardik2009]

So easy to slouch, will try out your techniques. Thanx Marc!

[@jazzguitar]

Awesome! I hope this helps :)

[@brazilianguitarchops7703]

Great stuff, Marc! It's amazing how much you can improve your playing just by adjusting your posture. Probably the best video on this subject on YT!

[@jazzguitar]

It really does! Glad you liked the video :)

[@stuartarnold4495]

Thank you Marc, I bought a strap specifically for keeping the guitar in the same comfortable position. Most people I see sitting with the guitar balance it on the right leg. Maybe okay for them but I always had a problem, now I am happy to have listened to you.

[@jazzguitar]

Good for you, glad this helped :)

[@richardselvaggi3251]

Thanks Marc! Perfect timing on this video for me. Played many hours yesterday and then I was wondering why my left shoulder&neck was so sore last night. A little self awareness goes a long way. 😀 Thanks for your great content.

[@jazzguitar]

Awesome, hope this helped :)

[@markgoodwin5306]

Learned a long time ago with lifting that it’s all about form. It’s no different for guitar, and that should be a given. Great stuff

[@jazzguitar]

Indeed, thanks for watching!

[@billywebb4325]

This is an excellent video and necessary. I know several wannabe guitar players who are so concerned with looking cool; they hang their guitar so low that their picking hand is nearly half way between their waist and knee. Then they wonder why they can't play as well when sitting.

[@jazzguitar]

and developing bad habits can be very hard to correct, thanks for watching!

[@MARLONdaman]

I really learned something here!

[@srikanthnarayanan]

A practice I'm conscious of now is having my left hand fingers point in the direction along my forearm, towards my body. It helps get all the other ergonomics right. A lot of the old diagrams, for the clarity of photos, had fingers parallel to the frets. That causes problems in real life playing.

[@jazzguitar]

Tremendous

[@ABigDoggy]

great videos.

[@jazzguitar]

Thanks for tuning in to the channel :)

[@stevenribler9743]

Far out 😎👍

[@garycohen1944]

Busted

[@jazzguitar]

Gotcha, thanks for tuning in Gary!

[@fouroutoffour]

Any tips for the right chair to practice on?

[@jazzguitar]

For sure, something without arm rests. When I film these videos, I use a good old d'Addario guitar stool

[@fouroutoffour]

@@jazzguitar So if you are sitting down to do a practice session, do you use the strap and the ergonomic positioning you mentioned in the video plus the Daddario stool? Do you find that this eliminates back strain? Or is it about taking breaks? Thanks for the insight

[@psomlo]

When sitting, how about a guitar rest/cushion, instead of a strap? Like the classical people use.

[@jazzguitar]

That works too! A matter of preference. I have students in both camps :)

[@gustavegflaubert]

Adieu les tendinites ? Alors je ressorts ma courroie de guitare...!!! Merci pour le video !

[@jazzguitar]

Monsieur Flaubert, I haven't heard from you since the mid 1860s ;) Adieu les tendinites en effet. Mais il faut aussi faire attention aux tensions (ça rhyme!). Au plaisir!

[@stevenribler9743]

Far out 😎😂

[@jazzguitar]

Don't strain yourself! 😂