Originally Posted by: simongreen2500

Hi all,

I'm pretty new to this, but so far enjoying learning something new from scratch!

I have found it much easier and reassuring to look at my fingers while practicing to ensure I have them in the right place.

I understand this is a no-no, but I wondered whether I should make a serious effort right now to cut it out, or wait until I'm more confident with the postions of the strings? Any advice would be most welcome!

Hey simongreen2500,

It's not a no-no! The only reason to NOT look at your fingers is if you want to be looking at other things: notation, your band members, an audience? It's a totally normal part of the process to look at your fingers. All guitarists do, unless they're blind. :/

You'll eventually need to look less and less, but don't even worry about it. This isn't something to concern yourself with.

-Carl.