Guitars: How long will it take for a person to learn how to play the guitar?

Question

I just want to learn all I need to know. How to tune it, The strings/frets, the basics. I have figured I'd watch the clips of how to play guitar on Comcast On Demand. Is that any good? Plus,
If I practiced an hour a day, progressing normally...How long would it take me to learn?
{Like..How..err..Lemme think. Like how good Joe Trohman plays. From Fall Out Boy.}

Answer 1

It's a constant process that you have to dedicate years of practice to. If you can give it 4 hours a day for the next 2 to 3 years you should be able to pound out simple punk rythyms very cleanly.

Give it more time for complicated solos.

Start reading guitar tabs for practice.

Answer 2

How long it takes to learn guitar depends on how good you want to get and how much practice you put in. How good you can get with 1-2 hours a day for a few months depends on what methods you use to practice. There are effective practice methods that will help you make the best use of your time. This course is one of the best. https://bitly.im/aMUDs It's not just about how much you play but how effectively you play that will determine how good you will get.

Answer 3

well guitar is all relative. Ive been playing for like 3 years and im very happy with my skill level and never stop finding more things to learn. to be as good as Joe you would have to be playing a number of years BUT my question about your question is: how long will it take you to play stuff he does or how long will it take to create things like (actually patrick i think) does? if its the first then like a year or 2. if its the latter then like 5 plus maybe. but remember dont set a time limit on how long you practice. i LOVE PLAYING GUITAR sso i practice like an average of like 3 or so hours in a day. i love it. i knew the very first day that i loved it. so if you find the same determination then run with it.

as far as watching that thing on comcast goes: i dont really know anything about it but it is really important to learn how to tune and about the basics of music because believe me any noteworthy guitarist has an great understanding of music theory even if they dont think they do. it starts by you knowing it wouldnt sound good if you went played a serious of chords that just dont sound right. BAM you know the basics of writing in the same key and you didnt even know it. but learn that stuff then when you understand a good bit about how the guitar works then take a break from that stuff and find out how it applies to what you want to learn to play. i hope that helps and keep rocking on!!

Answer 4

it really depends on what you learn. my suggestion is to learn punk type things first to get your rythem skills down then after that start getting into more intricate stuff such as metallica or iron maiden. if you still wanna stay in the punk type scene try playing later misfits, or some afi stuff.

but in better skill i suggest you transfer over to more on the metal side if you really wanna get good at guitar. metal will teach you alot of basic principles of playing solos and stuff such as alternate picking, hammer ons and pull offs, trills, slides, and alot of speed.

i suggest starting off with songs from early metallica such as seek and destroy, or the four horsemen. those two songs will teach you alot as far as rhythm guitar goes for metal and it will teach you how to be more intricate with rhythms. then once you feel like you can handle some metal type solos try playing songs from iron maiden like the trooper, the number of the beast and fear of the dark. of course this all is after about a year or so of playing punk type things to get your basics.

what i mean by basics is the ability to play something with out having to say. ok my finger goes here and my other finger goes here and i pick this. if you are there you are no where close to ready to play metal. when you pass the beginner stages you will be able to play something without having to figure out the position of your pick and stuff. your right hand and your left hand will match eachother and your body will memorize the location of the strings.

it all takes time and i garantee you will have a really hard time for the first 6 - 9 months of playing.

so i wish you luck and speed. and have fun. if you dont have fun doing it you wont get anywhere. so play things you enjoy if its not metal then its somehting else jsut try and find things that you can better yourself with.

have fun and good luck

Answer 5

Depends on the skill level the person wants to attain. On a scale of not being able to play to playing like Segovia, if I break it into beginner, intermediate and advanced and Master:

Beginner being - not being able to play to play to playing simple songs - 3 to six months

Intermediate being beyond simple songs and being able to play in a 3-chord rock type of a band - 2 to 3 years

Advanced being able to play in a more sophisticated rock or blues band to begining jazz -5 to 7 years

Master - playing at a segovia level - will take about 20 or more years.

Answer 6

you can never fully "learn" an instrument, it's an on going process.

if all you want to do is learn the simple cords and be able to bust out songs,

well that took me about a month w/o lessons, but it definatly varies.