[Full of legendary guitarists!?] Left-handed guitarists roundup [2026]

When playing guitar, the basic approach is to strum with your right hand and fret chords with your left, right?

However, there are guitarists out there who play the other way around—left-handed!

Jimi Hendrix and Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain are the most famous examples of left-handed guitarists.

In this article, we’ll introduce a wide range of left-handed guitarists from both Japan and abroad, in addition to those two.

Even among left-handed guitarists, styles vary: some use left-handed guitars, some restring right-handed guitars for left-handed playing, and others even play a standard right-handed guitar flipped as-is.

Each guitarist has their own approach.

Let’s take a look at some awesome guitarists while paying attention to their individual styles!