Lesson: Left Hand Stretches on Guitar (Beginner to Intermediate)

Dealing with left hand stretches on the classical guitar for beginner to intermediate level students. Vertical and horizontal stretches and the connection to guitar position and technique practice. The books I mention are my full technique book: Classical Guitar Technique, or if you need tab you can check out my shorter TAB book: 20 Favorite Exercises.

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Bradford Werner
Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and publisher from Victoria, BC, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content with guitarists worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 100,000 subscribers and 14 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory for 16 years and has freelanced in Greater Victoria for 25 years. See more at his personal website.

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  1. Thank you for this excellent video. I have your Methods Book vol. 1 and you Classical Guitar Technique book. Though I am still struggling to reach the fifth fret, I have hopes of refining my technique so I can reach at least the fifth fret. I need to analyze my posture and hand position more and make those small adjustments to achieve a good form.

    Thanks for this video as well as the others.

  2. Thanks very much for this, I’m just getting to the end of your first Volume 1 book, this is good for me to know and practice now so it becomes solid habit.

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