Guitar is an extremely fun instrument. I taught myself to play when I was around 12 or 13, and have kept it as a second instrument ever since.
While I definitely put more work into keyboards, I have a special love for guitar. There is nothing like the feeling of an acoustic guitar resonating against your body as you play it. It’s very satisfying.
I ended up teaching guitar to beginner students for a couple years, which taught me a lot about the pitfalls that cause beginning students to quit.
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Going to a good guitar teacher is a great way to keep yourself interested and get a head start on the guitar.
At the same time, with the advent of YouTube and guitar lesson sites like TrueFire (amongst many, many others) there are many ways to teach yourself.
In this guide, I’ll go over the best way to teach yourself guitar – ensuring you keep at it and have fun the whole time. Rememebr though, you can shortcut your success by learning via online guitar lessons.
Guitar Self Learning Guide
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A lot of people start with the assumption that learning to play guitar is hard. It’s not hard. Playing your favorite songs on guitar will take a couple weeks of regular practice. That’s it!
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Guitar player is hard. Being good at anything is hard. You’ll quickly realize that the more you learn about playing guitar, the more you’ll have left to learn and appreciate in the playing of the greats.
But you’re not trying to become the next John Mayer. You just want to play and sing your favorite songs. Here’s how to get started.
Learning just the standalone chord is much less exciting than learning a group of chords, so that you can eventually play a song.
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Pick something straightforward like early Taylor Swift or some folky Bob Dylan. Most of these songs will be based around G and C, and are very fun to play.
You need to work up the strength and dexterity in your fingers in to play chords cleanly. You must also arch your fingers over the strings so they aren't accidentally muting the strings, causing buzz.
This comes with practice, but it also comes with patience. You need to be patient with yourself when your chords buzz. Just take your time, figure out which finger is causing the buzz, and fix it.
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If you are having trouble, looking up a good YouTube cover of the song, and watch the guitar player. Note the up and down strokes, and then imitate that.
When I was teaching lessons, I would usually try to suss out what the student was excited about, and create goals around that.
So, if you are starting on an electric guitar and are excited about learning to play lead, here’s what you should do.
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“Day Tripper” is all single notes, uses lots of open strings, and stays below the 5th fret. It’s also instantly recognizable and isn’t at a super quick tempo. For this reason, it’s a great first song to learn.
Make sure you are playing all of the notes cleanly without much buzzing. Work at it slowly at first, and build towards playing along with the song.
Also, note the tone on the album version. Work with your amp and whatever basic gear you have to make your guitar sound more like The Beatles guitar.
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Much of what is inspiring and beautiful about someone’s guitar playing is the tone. Developing an ear for good tone early will be hugely useful later on.
That said, it’s still challenging when you start out. Most beginners quit within the first month, because that’s how long it takes to get over the beginner’s learning curve.
Again, when you’re starting out, you should be playing songs you like that are easy to get your fingers around. It should be fun, relaxing, and challenging at the same time.
Tips For The Self Taught Guitar Player
Where do you spend the most time in your house or apartment? Wherever that is, it's where your guitar should be. Just leave it sitting there, and I guarantee you’ll be more likely to pick it up.
You can’t stop learning new songs when you’ve mastered one! Before you even get started, make a big list of songs you want to learn to play.
If you’re looking at online courses, pick one that is about 20 to 30 minutes long, is aesthetically pleasing, and easy to access.
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If you’re hiring a private instructor, go for weekly lessons. Just take 30 minute lessons and make sure you’re well prepared for each lesson.
Making music is interesting, because much of the practice we do is in solitude, but most of us ultimately want to end up playing with other people.
Find a friend who is also learning guitar (they can be slightly better or slightly worse than you, but if the learning curve is too steep, it’s less fun) and start jamming.
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Pick songs to learn every week or two, get together, and play. Make your own arrangements of the songs, sing them, make harmonies, and have fun. It’s literally one of the most fun things you can do.
Knowing that you’re going to show your music to other people is a great motivator. It gets your practicing and perfecting the little things that you otherwise might let slide.
If you’re not sure where to play live or aren’t comfortable playing live, try releasing a video of a cover song. Even if it’s just a little clip.
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Go up and play one or two songs you’ve been working on. Be friendly and meet other people who have a passion for music. It’s a great way to get out into the world and make new friends.
Anything worth learning is going to be challenging. Figure out what parts of guitar playing you love, and focus on that first. Focus on your strengths, and before you know it, you’ll be playing guitar way better than you thought you could.
If that means playing in a band, releasing cover videos, playing open mics, or writing your own songs – great. Do it.
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