Hello. I have just started teaching myself to play guitar (I did happy strumming when I was tiny but nothing serious, though at least I know a few chords already!) I just had a few queries about some things I had come up against.

Firstly: power chords - should they be played with finger one and then three and four, or, as I have seen on another instruction site, with one and then a single barre with the third finger? I have quite a bit of trouble moving both quickly at the moment, but does one get easier than the other with time, or is it merely personal preferance?

Also, what is the best way to position the right hand? It is ok to rest the little finger on the scratch board for support when picking, or even rest the wrist on strings that are not being played? I don't want to pick up any bad habits if I can help it, but I'm not sure what the best way to get a secure picking action going is. Any other advice on bad habits to watch out for would also be welcomed - that's the thing I'm most concerned about with having no teacher to stop me learning them!

Thanks very much,

Emma