ocr: Holding the Guitar (2. of2) Note for left-handers If you're left-handed, the simplest approach is to hold the guitar the same way a right- handed person does. Since finger coordination of the left hand is as important or even more important than that of the right hand, you could actually be at an advantage. Virtually all printed chord charts are written for pressing down on the frets with the left hand and strumming with the right hand. Iff for some reason this does not work for you, you can choose to flip the guitar around - holding the neck with your right hand and plucking the strings with ...