How to go about learning to play acoustic guitar all help appreciated!!!?

I’m seriously interested in learning to play acoustic guitar, don’t know where to begin or what the first steps are… All help appreciated and please please be as detailed as possible!

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8 Responses to “How to go about learning to play acoustic guitar all help appreciated!!!?”

1. ike says:

   September 5, 2010 at 9:53 pm

   try http://www.ultimate-guitar.com?

   EDIT: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/for_beginners/
2. Deke says:

   September 5, 2010 at 10:16 pm

   If you’re like me, and too cheap and/or poor to hire an instructor, then purchase a book/dvd combo to follow along to. I bought this one a few years ago.

   http://www.amazon.com/Guitar-Absolute-Beginner-Book-DVD/dp/0739024051/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1233934569&sr=1-1

   Also, I’d advise not spending a lot on your first guitar. TONS of people are talked into buying a more expensive guitar to start with, and three months later, that same guitar becomes a hat rack. Start simple, and as you progress, then consider upgrading the guitar you own. You can probably find a decent one at a local pawn shop.

   If you can dedicate 30 minutes a day to it, you’ll see progress quickly.

   Good luck.
3. Daniel (Was Bob on here before) says:

   September 5, 2010 at 11:11 pm

   All-Guitar-Chords.com to learn the guitar chords, which should be one of the first things you do for acoustic.
   Ultimate-Guitar.com has tabs for songs, along with chords for songs that use them, and it’s the best website I know of that has them.
   If you need songs to play on acoustic Zakk Wylde’s solo album Book Of Shadows is all acoustic except guitar solos. =)
4. CDUB says:

   September 5, 2010 at 11:44 pm

   JUST TRY LOOKING UP SOME GUITAR TABS AND LEARN TO READ THEM. I HAVE LEARNED EVERY SONG I KNOW USING TABS. I DO PLAY DRUMS
5. Swords, Dragons, and Diet Coke says:

   September 5, 2010 at 11:59 pm

   Well, first you should be familiar with the theory of guitar. That’s what I first learned about when I started playing. Any beginner’s guitar book should explain that in depth pretty well. You’ll then progressively move into learning the basic chords (A, B, C, D, E, F, & G) then getting into minors and majors, but those take more practice and understanding. Also they have a system of W-(whole step) and H-(Half step) for learning the notes on the guitar. But, I recommend starting out with easy songs, [e.g. The Beatles - "Yesterday,"] and just working from there. One of the first rock songs I played was “Eight Days A Week” by The Beatles. The Beatles are a good starting point, and at least one of their songs is in a lot of guitar learning books. Most importantly have fun and if you have an opportunity to learn from a guitar instructor, I strongly encourage it rather than teaching yourself. When I started I learned from an instructor and it was one of the best decisions i made. It’s easier when you can have someone guide and show you proper techniques. Try and practice at least 30 min a day, that will help significantly with your playing.

   Good Luck! Hope I helped!
   If you have any more questions, please feel free to send me an email. I can try and explain things more with any more questions you may have.
6. J@K3 says:

   September 6, 2010 at 12:31 am

   Learn the basic guitar chords ( A B C D E F and G). If it is too hard to remember the finger positions, learn two or three each day and you’ll know them all in under a week. Once you have learned those chords, learn all the minors ( Am Bm Cm Dm Em Fm and Gm). Once you learn the basic chords, the minors will be easy since the chord is in the same area as the major. If you learn all of this, and you are good at switching your fingers to different positions, buy a song book at any music store for guitar that you can practice with, I would recommend the Beatles. If you want a good site for guitar chords, check out this site; http://www.all-guitar-chords.com. good luck and remember, it gets easier and easier.
7. hotsummers says:

   September 6, 2010 at 1:02 am

   Here a a couple of Free sites to get you started.

   http://www.justinguitar.com/
   great for lessons and learning music theory.

   http://www.chordie.com/
   Chordie is a search engine it gets guitar tabs from all over the internet, it is great for tabs and has a good forum. Try looking in the public song books there are lots of them for beginners, and you will probably find a couple that match your taste.

   If you need to get a guitar, go to a music shop and tell them your a beginner they can help you find a good one. Play it before you buy it, even if you don’t know chords or anything, fret the strings and feel how comfortable the neck is. Nylons string “Classical” guitars are easier on your fingers at first, but have wider fret boards. Steel string have thinner fret boards in general, but require more finger strength to play. only practice for 15 to 20 minutes at a time, for the first few weeks until your fingers can take more, and build calluses.

   Lessons are a good Idea and a good cheap route is to take a class at your local community college, or adult school. Most music shops have private lessons, or know where you can get them.
8. Adam D says:

   September 6, 2010 at 1:53 am

   First, you need to get your fingers acquainted with the fretboard. A great exercise is called Chromatics. – check out the first website I posted as a source. It’s simply going, 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4, with all four of your fretting fingers, and alternate picking with your picking hand. Start with the first string, and move down to the second string, and then the next… etc. (String names: E, A, D, G, B, e – starting from the top (fat) string and moving down)

   Next, you need to understand chords, and get familiar with the basic shapes. Try learning the CAGED system. – The second source I posted will help.

   There are 12 notes on a guitar. A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#
   – There are TONS of scales in the world. But there are basic scales and modes that you can get familiar with. They are easy once you understand what intervals are. – W,W,H,W,W,W,H – That right there is called an interval for the major/minor scale. There are 7 notes. Each scale has 12 different keys, because, well, there are 12 notes on the guitar, like I previously stated. (W means WHOLE STEP, H means HALF STEP) A whole step is moving your fingers from say, the first fret, down to the 3rd fret. You would use your index finger to fret the first note, and then use your ring finger to fret the second note. Then a half step would be from the 3rd fret to the 4th. Keeping your ring finger on that 3rd fret, you would fret the next note with your pinky.
   — Take time to do this accurately, and use alternate picking. Use a metronome while practicing, because this is what helps with your accuracy, and also speed.

   A list of scales for you to learn:
   Major Scale
   Minor Scale
   Pentatonics (Derived from the Major, but uses 5 instead of 7 notes.)
   Blues scale
   — Get started with that list of scales, and do your chromatics, and Learn the CAGED system, and you’ll be a guitar god in no time.