Should I get a right handed guitar or left handed guitar?

Question

Whenever I first learned to write I was naturally left handed but my teacher forced me to use my right hand. So now I am mostly right handed but I still use my left hand for things other right handed people don't usually use their left for. Like when I eat I'll sometimes hold my fork with my left and when I do the dishes I scrub with my left hand and if I pretend to hold a guitar I do it as if I'm strumming with my left and holding the neck with my right. So should I get a right handed or a left handed guitar? I'm going to learn from videos on Youtube and some videos I own, and they use their right hand. Would I still be able to learn from them if I use my left hand to strum? Thank you for helping me! Please tell me why I should get either left or right. Thanks again!

Answer 1

i'm left handed but play giutar right handed. it just naturally fell into my hands that way. whatever you feel more comfortable with is what i would say.

Answer 2

You definitely need to sit down with a guitar and see which feels more natural. But a good test is: Which hand would you rather punch someone with? This will probably be the hand you want to strum with.

As to left handed tabs, there's no difference. Just string your guitar upside down and the chords are exactly the same.

Answer 3

hmmm... let's see.

well, i can't really tell you which you should get because it all depends on which you feel more comfortable with. like danny jones [mcfly] is left handed, but plays with a righthanded gutiar. i have a friend who is exactly the same.

my point is that only YOU would know. which one is easier? which one is more comfortable?

ahhh. i know i didn't help much. but it all depends on which is a better feel for you.

Answer 4

what ever feels more  comfortable for you, if they both feel the same then get a right handed guitar since most tabs are written for right handed users....it'll just make it easier for you

Answer 5

Oh, honey. You need to sit down in a guitar center and really get a feel for which you like. Right-handed or left-handed is all preference.

Best of luck to you!