I'm having a hard time learning to play the guitar. Any free way to learn?

Question

I've been trying to teach myself online. I've been to websites where they say that in 90 days you will learn to play. The thing is I can't pay to take lessons. I either need to find a free way to do it online or from a family member. Does anyone know of any free way online that's really good that easily teaches you to play?
I'm learning to play an acoustic. And I really want to start a band.

Answer 1

i taught myself how to play as well. the main site i went to is wholenote.com. and its completely free.

that site is so helpful. i still use it even though i'm not a beginner anymore. it has lessons from beginner to extreme advanced skill levels and is easy to navitage through. it also alows you to pick between different styles of guitar you want to learn. its amazing.

my suggestion would be to click on BASICS at the top and click on all of those lessons there and learn them. those are the basics. then go to LESSONS at the top and click on Acoustic/Folk, since you want to learn acoustic. you can select beginner skill lessons and work from there. just roam around that site and it will be amazingly helpful for you.

first things I learned while teaching myself:

parts of the guitar
tuning
learn how to read tabs (i dont know how to read real music, yet)
major chords
minor chords
strumming
knowing the fretboard (know all the notes on the 6th string from the first fret to the 12th fret. it starts over at the 13th. the 6th string is the thickest string.)

get all of that down and then put together like 4 chords and make a song. just play them over and over again.

transitioning to chords will be tough and your hands will hurt for a month but if you stick with it you will see an improvement. dont give up! good easy transitions are form G to D, G to Dm, D to G, Dm to G, Am to C, C to Am, E to Am, Am to E, and anything to Em is usually pretty easy. some good chords to play in a pattern to practice are.....

Am to C to G to Em
or
G to D to C to Am

those are pretty easy.

try to learn all of that and you'll be playin in no time. is really quite simple and easy once you get the hang of it. stick with it and practice for like 1 hour everyday and you'll get all this down fairly well in a month or two. stick with it. dont give up. and remember, guitar playing is not a chore. it is for fun! think of it that way. it shouldn't be like homework.

so ya, hope this was helpful.

Answer 2

Whatever you do, dont listen to what Cool said, he doesnt know what hes talking about. Ive been playing guitar since 7th grade, and I'm in 10th grade right now. I remember feeling exactly like you when I started playing. I'd watch Jimi Hendrix friggin play with his mouth better than me playing with my hands and i really just wished to be half as good. It just takes dedication and practice. What i advise you to do is to learn to play some very simple songs that you like. You can go to www.guitaretab.com , www.ultimate-guitar.com or dozens of other guitar tablature sites. From those sites you can learn to play songs that you like. If you don't know how to read guitar tab, email me and I'd be more than happy to teach. Once you start learning those simple songs, you will get a real feel for the guitar and expand your knowledge, and from there, its all uphill; theres no better feeling than being good enough that you can improvise in a normal song and make it sound amazing! Also be sure to learn chords, and some basic scales before you learn any songs. www.cyberfret.com has a good database of chords that you can learn how to play, and all the sites i told you about are all free. So, just grab your guitar, stay focused and positive, and shred like theres no tomorow! Good luck!

Answer 3

I wish you were around here, I would teach you myself. You can get a copy of Mel Bey beginner guitar book with CD. You can also get The Murphy Method. She has guitars,banjos,fiddles etc.Very excellent method. It is on VHS which you put in your VCR and can rewind as many times as needed.Remember don't get frustrated and don't be to hard on yourself. A star is not made in a day! It take a lot of work and dedication. It takes really wanting it. But yes it is soooooooooo worth it. Good luck to you . I hope this helps some.

Answer 4

Go here: http://guitarsecrets.com/ Look at the diagrams. Make sure you learn how to tune your guitar first of all ok? And stay off the drugs (long story) Click on the links to the free lessons on the left column.

Answer 5

The only way to learn online is to read tab. If you go to a guitar tab site, the should have a section to teach you.

Answer 6

from a friends or from a family members that play a guitar.

Answer 7

Do a couple hits of Dust then shoot some Crystal. It'll come to you.

Answer 8

just quit