Originally Posted by: tmmanleyHello. I am right handed and trying to learn guitar from no experience. I bought a nice used fender guitar and new amp. The strange part is that I had to get a left handed guitar and I'm trying to learn that way. I broke my left arm when I was young, it didn't heal right in the elbow and have serious issues reaching the frets with that hand.

I'm having a very hard time getting started learning and becoming very frustrated. I've been practicing for a few months now and don't feel like I able to do anything. I'm very inaccurate when picking and very slow... Some of the more basic lessons I can do but poorly. I really am motivated to learn the guitar but feel like I'm missing something or doing something wrong.

Is there anyone here who learned from no experience not with their dominant hand? The injury I had is holding me back too. Feel like I can keep my determination up if I find someone with a similar situation who might have advice.

So just to understand you correctly, you're more comfortable with your left hand as your "fretting" hand, correct? However you're playing a left-handed guitar and fretting notes with your right hand because of the injury to your left arm?

Just want to make sure I understand the issue correctly before I offer up any advice.