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Learning to play the guitar: the plan

So you spent the whole night staring in awe at the guitarist at last night’s show? When he woke up this morning, he knew what he had to do. It is time to learn to play the guitar. In fact, you want to play like that guitarist you saw or maybe even better than them. You must realize that learning to play the guitar is a skill and you will have to master that skill. The only way to do this is to spend as much time as possible on this task. There are no short cuts. If you put the hours, you will get the results. You will be able to play the songs you want and you will have the opportunity to be the center of attention. But you will need a proper guide during the process. Here are some tips you can use to maximize your learning potential.

1. Clarify your goals. In fact, write them down on paper. What do you want? Do you want to learn some of your favorite songs? Do you hope to start or join a band and make a career with it? Are you going to try to be a solo player? What styles of music are you willing to learn? Be as clear as possible, the techniques you will need to learn for each style will be different, as well as the practice strategies you will need to implement. If you keep your goals in mind and close to you, you will have less chance of losing motivation.

2. What is your budget? Unfortunately, you won’t be able to buy all the guitars, accessories, or lesson books you want. You will have to sit down and calculate a budget. Are you going to want to take online lessons? How about one-on-one private lessons with an instructor who can guide you by the hand and start learning to play the guitar? You usually won’t have to spend a lot of money to get high-quality instruction, but it can be expensive at times. There are many resources online that can help you get started playing, which are very affordable and a great alternative to private instruction. Whichever path you want, you want to make sure that the people you are learning from are experts. Do your due diligence and ask your current and past students how well they taught. Also look at various product reviews online.

3. Start with the basics. This means things like your five basic cowboy chords and very simple melodies. Take your time with these things and don’t be too hard on yourself, we all start in the same place. It is a step-by-step process and will improve over time. Find a good source of inspiration that will keep you playing no matter what. Ask questions of your teachers and on forums and make sure you learn from your mistakes. That part is essential. Also, if you have your goals in mind, then waste time working on things you don’t need to reach your goal. For example, if you’re trying to get really good at rhythm guitar, don’t spend 2 hours a day on scales, just work on the rhythm.

Be firm before you decide to start working on new techniques. You may want to learn to play like Eddie Van Halen, but if you can’t play some basic chord changes, you won’t get very far with that idea. So make sure you learn to crawl before you walk and walk before you run. All your dedication and commitment will mean nothing if you are learning the wrong things.

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