Learning how to hold your instrument with the least amount of tension is an incredibly important part of playing efficiently and avoiding injury. In this video, part of a new series of guitar lessons offered on Taylor’s YouTube channel, Nick Veinoglou gives several pointers for things to avoid and demonstrates a stress-free way of holding and sitting with a steel-string guitar.

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