finger numbering
What numbers are assigned to the fingers when learning how to play the guitar?
In this short guitar lesson, we will cover the finger numbering system for the hand used to play on the guitar neck. For right-handed guitarists, this refers to the left hand, while for left-handed guitarists, it refers to the right hand. Understanding this numbering is crucial, as it frequently appears in guitar lessons and is also useful for those learning guitar through online resources or reading guitar sheet music. Many of you may already be familiar with this system, but we will review it briefly, as starting guitarists in our lessons often make mistakes regarding finger numbering.
When we talk about certain songs of finger in guitar lessons, it is important to apply this correctly in the guitar exercises, as this contributes to easier and faster playing of scales and songs, especially when it comes to more complicated guitar riffs, guitar solos, passages, scales, etc.
This finger notation is often found on tablatures and chord boxes (images of chords), but this is also equally important for classical musicians and classically trained people: on many classical scores, the numbers of fingers are written down at the notes to help you read faster.
Index finger= number 1
Middle finger= number 2
Ring finger = number 3
Pinky = number 4
Thumb = letter T (from Thumb)