Left hander’s that want to learn to play the acoustic guitar no longer have to do it right haned. There were some instances of very famous guitarists that had to learn to play right handed. This may have been the case in days gone by but it’s not anymore. Now days however the story is a lot different. All the major guitar manufactures have plenty of left handed models to choose from. Find Out What’s Comfortable So you are left handed, you do everything, with your left hand, eat, write, golf whatever, this doesn’t mean you will be comfortable playing the guitar left handed. You may very well be better off playing right handed. First you have to figure out which suits you better, right or left handed playing style. There are lots of southpaws that do everything with their left hand, but play the guitar right handed because it’s more comfortable for them.
Conversely you may start out playing right and then find that you are better suited to the left handed acoustic guitar. Arguably the most famous guitarist of all time Paul McCartney began playing the guitar as a right hander. It wasn’t until he switched to left handed that he became a great guitar player, and the rest of the story is now history. Which ever handed that you feel the most comfortable with is the hand you should play. Make Sure You Start With The Right Instrument Your first order of businees is to purchase the right guitar. There are different types of guitars for different types of music. You wouldn’t go out and buy a Spanish acoustic guitar if you were interested in playing heavy metal rock. You might think that I’m over stating this but you would be surprised at how often this very mistake is made. Figure out what style of music you want to play and then buy a guitar that is suited to that style of music.