Learning how to play the guitar is not as difficult as it might seem. There are thousands of guitarists in the world today, who have learned to play the guitar either by trial and error, or by hiring a guitar teacher. The truth still remains that guitars are by far the most addictive musical instruments the world has ever witnessed. It therefore is not surprising to see thousands of websites emerge in order to teach people how they should approach playing the guitar.
So what exactly do you need in order to successfully learn how to play the guitar? Do you need to have "it", whatever "it" means? Studies have shown that given enough practice, even an artistically incompetent person can master an art over time. What I basically mean to say is that you need to have dedication and lots of it.
Learning to play the guitar requires a lot of time and energy. Some people learn to play tabs using the wrong finger placements and then have to start over, resulting in months or years of lost time.
So here are some tips which can help you learn how to play the guitar easily:
1. Choose your inspiration and watch how that person plays the guitar: Do it! It helps.Make sure you understand how that person approaches playing the guitar. What exactly are his finger placements. How does he hold the guitar pick. Read up on his bio and his life history and try to find out how long he had been playing for. It is the small details which count.
2. Search for mentors online: The web is the answer to everything these days. Google the words "How to Play The Guitar" and you will come up with hundreds of websites whose main purpose is to teach people how to play the guitar through audio and video. Start small and then slowly advance through the video tutorials.
3. Never try to change the sequence of learning: I cannot state that enough times. Always remember that when you start playing the guitar, you should first learn finger placements, then basic chords, then strumming style and then move on to advanced chords and tabs.
4. Use Web 2.0 guitar websites to learn: Web 2.0 websites are highly interactive and can be lots of fun. For example, try searching for guitar lessons on YouTube and you will find tons of free content. This approach is far better than wasting a lot of money on a guitar teacher, which can increase your learning curve.
Finally, give yourself a lot of time to learn. Learning how to play the guitar is not a race, it is a marathon. Go slow and steady and you will win.
