Top 10 Mistakes Beginner Guitarists Usually Make

No one becomes expert in one day. People learn by making mistakes. I did too. I have seen other people making these mistakes too. I faced it in many ways.
The Top Ten
1 Not tuning the guitar properly

Using an app works often. If your phone doesn't have any problem. I have compared my tuned guitar (with an app) with another tuned guitar (done by professional). It worked!

Most common mistake. It took me a lot of days to properly tune the guitar.

2 Blocking strings with fingers

When I was leaning chords, I noticed I was blocking strings with fingers. Especially with pinky finger,

Yeah! I have a problem with these stupid things too.

3 Not placing fingers properly on chords

Like, placing fingers lying on the strings.

4 Not holding the pick in proper way

Some hold it straightly. Holding pick with an angle is better. And another mistake is, some hold the pick with finger tip.

5 Not pressing down on strings hard enough

Don't bleed your fingers for it. But at least press with minimum requited strength.

6 Holding the pick too firmly or loosely
7 Strumming the wrong way
8 Reading tabs the wrong way

Happens mostly, from where should I read it. from upside to downside or downside to upside.

9 Trying to learn harder chords

It breaks your hope. Usually learning chords like D, E major, A major etc. I started to learn chords with all opening strings. That's why I started with E major and E minor.

It depends on you. I was a dumbass. That's why I couldn't learn hard chords from the beginning.

10 Using very thick picks

Again, it depends on you. I couldn't make good sound by using a thick pick. Then I swapped with thinner picks.

It seems like kinda uncomfortable.

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