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Question: I want to learn to play guitar but, i do not have time to take lessons!.!?
What are some good methods to learn to play the guitar!. What i am saying is whats the best way to teach myself!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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Buy a guitar "learn to play book" and CD, look for one focussing on chords rather than lead etc (I used the Russ Shipton one, as that book focussed on playing first and lessons second)!.

Avoid books and lessons to play lead (at the start), as they will require that you learn and be able to read either guitar tab(lature) ,or real sheet music!.

Personally, I find guitar chords are the easiest, as you just learn left hand, finger positions and right hand strumming!. (you can generally play a song in the first lesson)

You tube is good source as well!.

also you may be able to do like I did, which was go to a local guy who did non-traditional teaching, so that I went for 7 lessons in a bit over a year, and that helped a lot, by reinforcing what I already knew and he picked me up on faults i didn't know I was doing!.

also make sure that every now and then that you play with someone else, even if they aren't playing the guitar, as it becomes very hard later on to play with people if you haven't jammed along the way!.

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the best way to play the guitar is for you to learn how to read tabs or tablature for this will serve you well!. Tablatures contain chords, and stuff you need for a specific song but it's still best to have basic lessons like basic chord knowledge, strum patterns, and the like!. try using this site www!.ultimate-guitar!.com Www@QuestionHome@Com

You could buy a simple book with a CD!. This helps because you can do it on your own time, and you are able to hear another person doing it!. also, learn to read tabs/ notes/ chords!. In this way you can play sheet music!. Start slowly with simple music and you will be able to progress into more difficult things with time!. Good luckWww@QuestionHome@Com

I taught myself how to play the guitar by watching you tube videos of beginners!. It's basically giving you free lessons!. also, looking up simple cords on the internet using any sort of search engine!.
Hope I helped! :)Www@QuestionHome@Com

Just keep it simple!.!.!.!. keep it very simple!.!.!. Play as many songs as you can!.!.!. just play!.!.!. and learn different songs!.!.!. any songs you like!.!.!. just play play play and learn learn learn!.!. it's all about learning different tunes!.Www@QuestionHome@Com