What is the best way to teach myself how to play the guitar?

Question: What is the best way to teach myself how to play the guitar!?
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start by learning chords, then the pentatonic scale, then the ionian (major) scale, then music theory
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you should get a book called guitar method!.that book taught me to read music and play chords and pretty much the basics!.there's like 3 books!.
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DONT USE SHEET MUSIC! sheet music will confuse!. learn a chord chart and learn to read tabs!. there are tons of websites on the net that can help you learn!.Www@QuestionHome@Com