teach myself how to play. Mel Bay….classic……….

I really want to start making up songs and i guess the easiest way is to play the guitar but i cant really be bothered to have lessons is there any other way of learning ??? Nope guitar is not the easiest way to write music, piano is. You have all the notes present while [...]

I’ve had a guitar for about two years and I haven’t really tried to play it. Lately, I’ve been wanted to pick it up…but, obviously, I need to know what I’m doing. Any ideas for just starting? Lessons? Please. You could start by learning your guitar chords and a good site i found was chordguide.com [...]

i’ve been playing for a little bit, taken some lessons, and i’ve learnt quite a bit but i want to learn alot more, i know about www.ultimate-guitar.com, i just dont know of alot of classic rock songs that wouldn’t be that hard to play. can you help me out? STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN – Led Zeppelin

What should I learn first? I have a guitar around the house but no one here plays so I have no one to teach me. No money for lessons. How can I learn the guitar on my own? I would learn how to read tablature (tabs) http://guitar.about.com/od/tabchordslyrics/ss/read_guitar_tab.htm and the finger shapes of the more common [...]

I’ve been playing for about 4 years. I have been taking lessons the whole time. But my guitar teacher isn’t really fond of guitar tabs, so I learn most of the sons I know by ear then use youtube to clarify. If i can’t figure it out by ear, and its not on youtube, then [...]

Anyone know of any good, free online guitar videos? Here are numerous sites to choose from. Good luck. http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=free+on+line+video+guitar+lessons&fr=ush-ans

I have only been having lessons for a year, and I have learnt to read notes and play basic chords, and do the 3 scales. But I am thinking of quitting guitar lessons and learning the rest by myself. Would that be wise? And also, would I be able to learn guitar tab and chord [...]

THe guitar has black and mahogony color. Please google "guitar refinishing" – you will find lots of pages with instructions on how to do it yourself, and lots of shops offering their services. I wouldn’t recommend doing this yourself unless you are extremely good at painting and woodworking and have access to professional grade tools [...]

does anyone know of any easy online guitar lessons that are not a gimmick- to help me learn basic chords and songs? cyberfret.com ultimateguitar.com youtube However the best and fastest way to learn is with lessons from a good qualified local instructor