5 Mistakes Beginners Make When Learning Guitar Online

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We discuss the top five mistakes people make when learning guitar online including...

1 - Strumming by twisting the wrist (strumming motion originates at the elbow, keeping the wrist loose)
2 - Picking should be done by resting the wrist above or on the strings
3 - Putting chord fingers down one at a time
4 - Not knowing where the beat falls and understand 'ghost strums' (hand movements that you don't strum)
5 - Not building a repertoire of songs

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