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Question: Whats the best way to learn to play a guitar, without lessons?

(Posted by: Midnight Society on 2007-01-03 08:44:07)

Btw, its an accoustic, after I learn I'm gonna get an electric.

Posted by: heartmindspace on 2007-01-03, 11:00:56

Beginning with an acoustic is a good way to start since you won't get sidetracked from the rudiments by that wall to wall sound. I'd say learn the open chords, chords like G, D, C, E, A,F all in the first two or three frets, open position, first. Also the minors of these chords, then barre chords, (first finger flat across all strings with an E form, or A form underneath, you know what I mean). I'd recommend getting together and playing with anyone you know that also plays or is learning since guys who learn by ear learn mostly from others or by endless repititions using a playback device such as a tape recorder. Above all, learning the guitar is all about what you put into it. Unless you're overflowing with natural ability, a new musician has to be inspired and very motivated to learn on his/ her own. It's easy to get hung up or misled and that extra intensity will get you past most of it. There's a lot to be said about learning from lessons and how different and even difficult it can be to learn by yourself. Seek out others who play and don't mind helping you out. Tip from a guy that started at nine, still plays at forty seven: Don't be too hard on yourself and keep on plugging. You never stop learning.

Posted by: shelby c on 2007-01-03, 08:46:28

I dont know im trying to leran to!!!!

Posted by: 2cute♥4words on 2007-01-03, 08:47:00

Try practicing on it every day try makin' ur own song that should help♥

Posted by: juanes34 on 2007-01-03, 08:49:48

I've been using some teach yourself books with pretty good success. I would suggest learning as many chords as you can, but also learning to read music in addition to tabs. Many guitar players try to get by with just the tabs, but if you can read music, you aren't limited just to guitar music and can play any kind of music out there. Try amazon.com for some used books and try a couple (they're really inexpensive and still good quality if you get 'em used) before you decide on which one you think will be the best.

Posted by: oldschoolhoody on 2007-01-03, 08:51:14

You can get some really great books, with dvd's in them. they teach you to play the cord by showing you the finger positions and what thy sound like. i bought one and it really helped me as i could learn in my own time and at my own pace. i think you can get them on ebay for pretty good prices.

Posted by: BK1 on 2007-01-03, 08:51:21

People usually say they learned to play an instrument without lessons when they were in church.

Posted by: ilovethemanofsteel on 2007-01-03, 08:52:08

Well I took lessons first but to learn by yourself try learning how to play the major chords and notes and learn the string names(an easy way to remember the string names is "Every Bunny Gets Drunk At Easter ", that's how i remember it. Heres a site to learn the chords all-guitar-chords.com/ Then you can play your favorite songs and where I found the chords and tabs for songs is here all-guitar-chords.com/

Posted by: mike_d_pgh on 2007-01-03, 08:52:31

Definitely spend about $25 to get a beginners course that includes a book and DVD. The DVD will give you a visual of what you should be doing, and what things should sound like so that you don't develop any bad habits early on in your playing. Check out musciansfriend.com for a huge selection of books/ DVDs.

Posted by: Donna on 2007-01-03, 08:55:07

You need to have some lessons to know it very good(chords and notes and rhythem)after that you can continue it yourself.But there`s no way to learn it without lessons.Sorry! I can tell because i`ve learned the guitar and i play it so...

Posted by: cnewshadow on 2007-01-03, 09:16:16

Get a basic beginners book with the chords listed in it. Also check out ultimate-guitar.com and start reading Guitar World or Guitar One magazines, a lot of the stuff in them is pretty advanced but you will still pick up a lot of useful information. Also important is to learn how to tune your guitar by ear instead of relying on an electronic tuner, as you need top train your ears as well as your fingers.