The reason why most people want to learn how to play the guitar, is so that they can learn to play the songs of their favorite artists. There are several ways to learn guitar these days, but what is the most best way to get started so you can start playing as soon as possible?

I too had this same motivation when I started to play guitar several years ago.  At the time, I wanted to be able to play some cool songs and show off to all of my friends.  So I did some research and found a decent guitar instructor who could give me guitar lessons at his house.  This was okay in the beginning, and I learned the guitar basics in my first month.  However, private lessons cost quite a bit of money and after my first month of classes I decided private lessons were too expensive for me.  Plus, it was such an annoyance to have to go over to my guitar teachers’ house twice a week. 

I still wanted to play guitar though, so I decided to start teaching myself on my own, using the best guitar resources found online. After practicing for awhile, I was able to play the basic guitar chords and I was able to recognize them by ear.  Most popular songs are made up of the same 3 or 4 basic chords that you learn right from the start.  Once, I learned these basics, soon I was able to piece together songs in my head until it became completely natural for me.

It is amazing to see how many guitar playing tutorials there are on the internet these days.  The best part is that many of these great guitar tutorial sites are completely free.  You can find step by step videos that show you all the important guitar playing techniques right on Youtube.  If you have questions, then just find one of the many guitar playing forums and you will quickly get the answers you seek.  All these guitar teaching resources make learning to play your favorite guitar songs easy and convenient.  Playing the guitar is such a fun hobby, and it never gets old impressing your your friends and family with your guitar playing ability.

Beginner Guitar – Basic Major/Minor Chords

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