I’m left handed and held a guitar 1st like a lefty. I forced myself to learn guitar right handed and now I’m wondering should I change guitar playing like a lefty?
Hello there,
It depends on why you would want to change. Is there a reason you need to change? If so, change. If not, why bother.
I can play either way. Even though I have done that for 40 years, it can be confusing to switch back and force.
There was a time when I hurt my left hand and could not play for over a year. When I started playing again, I played mostly left handed until my right hand finally healed enough. Then I switched back to playing right handed.
For me, I can do more with my left hand than my right, that works better for fingering the guitar. I play almost entirely right handed any more. I can play left handed and did to show a nephew who was left handed how to start playing. Other than that, I find no reason to play guitar left handed.
However, I should add that I always play the bass left handed.
Later,