I'm trying to teach myself to play guitar, any tips?

Answer 1

Practice, Practice Practice.

The best books I have seen, and the ones I started with were the "Ernie Ball" books. You can get them from most good music shops.
Once you've learned some chords, you can get guitar tabs on the net for most popular songs. There are hundreds of sites. They help you with practice.
Make yourself practice for at least 20 minutes a day. Even if you don't feel like it.
If you do that, you will find you get better and better.
Chords are fun and easy to learn, so start with those. It'll give you some reward, and inspire you to go further.

Answer 2

To begin with keep, keep it simple and don't set yourself unrealistic targets that you won;t keep. Play for no more than 30 Min's a day..regular. That's better than 4hrs one day, then none the rest of the week. Your fingers are soft..so expect them hurt a bit before they naturally harden. Identify what type of music you like playing..and choose a couple of simple songs in that genre..that has no more than a few major chords. Check out your nearest music store a get hold of those 100 classic 'easy to play' song books. Pick out 2 or 3 songs you know or have heard before so you have the tune in your head. There's great for getting you up and running..as they have chord box diagrams to show you where to put your fingers. Don't fiddle around to much with teaching yourself loads of complex chords or scales..you;ll only need them if your serious about playing....get into rhythm and timing first..get hold of a metronome or just jam along to your fave Cd's by strumming chords you know from your song book etc. If possible..get a friend to learn with you for mutual fun and encouragement..you'll need to start out with! If you can learn 2 or 3 songs using some simple major chord patterns and strumming..you'll get such a rush that it will inspire you to pursue guitar playing more seriously via a guitar tutors/DVD,s or Books.
Most of all enjoy it!!

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Learn the basic cords.
Practice scales for different keys.
Learn some songs.
Work at training your ear to recognize what cord or key a song you don't know is being played in.
Practice making up your own songs. Even if they are similar to the ones you know, improvise.
Learn what keys/scales/cords mix or sound good combined together into the same song.

Answer 5

Learn all the major and minor chords first. Then power chords. Get good at transitions. Then start playing the chords appregio (1 note at a time) and try to make some interesting melodies with them.

You will learn much quicker if you are comfortable with all of the chords, their roots, and their different forms.

Answer 6

Practice. It's not easy at first but the more you play the easier it gets. Learn a few chords and practice changing between them. Get the chords for a few simple songs and practice over and over and over. I learned by filling my spare time with playing...constantly..every minute I wasn't working/sleeping/or eating.

Answer 7

i taught myself how to play guitar too.now im in a band!
my advice is,put some music on,nothing too fast,a soapy love song would do,and simply play along with it.dont try anything too complicated like using all your fingers really fast,instead just take your time and find your own rythm.
good luck.

Answer 8

if you wanna just strumming it, get some book with the chord diagrams and learn it. If you however want to LEARN how to play guitar, get yourself a guitar teacher.

Answer 9

my husband and middle son are learning to play guitar. what they do is get a video from the library or buy one from ebay or amazon which are the first lessons on playing. then they learn the notes on the tv.
i also bought my husband a course on guitar tuition for his birthday.

Answer 10

well i am self taught and ive been playing for a year i ament what you would call brilliant but i have improved alot. if you want some advice mail me and ill explain some things for you with as much accuracy and detail as i can.