I wanna learn how to play the guitar

samsyerman

At last I have bought myself a guitar, to try and recapture my lost youth, and now need to learn how to play it. I would be grateful if anyone could guide me to a book or video I could get to teach me how to play.

Many thanks

samsyerman

ManAtHome

Have a go at Google with "learn to play guitar free" (without the quotes) - over 2 million links.

Pah Hrmph, we had to make do with Bert Weedon's "Play In A Day"....

freeonline

I got The Complete Idiot's Guide To Playing Guitar 2Ed(2001),
Guitar lessons with the greats ....etc.

You can read/listen/download lessons/audio/video free here:
http://www.learnhowtoplayguitar.com/audio_video/index.html

What i havn't got is the guitar itself because i don't know exactly what to buy or where. I need a cheap left handed classical guitar for a beginner!

Regards

roversbabe

thanks for the link - I'm trying to learn both guitar and bass guitar (hubby plays so there are always guitars around the place)

rb

N9eav

There is a music channel on SKY that has lessons for most instuments. My kids followed a drumming course. step by step. Pity it was'nt something quieter. Channel 475

spendapennyortwo

Bump!!

am interested in any more comments about what free websites to learn guitar from!

BritRael

There are loads of lessons (for most instruments) on youtube. Some are very good quality by good players. er...some are not so good, but they are free

Take a look and find some that you like and download them for constant use.

Also, go to http://jsguitarforum.com/forum/index.php where you will find a very helpful and friendly community. Loads of free lessons too

Good luck.

RabbitintheHeadlights

Have you had a look on Youtube? There's some good teach yourself videos on there. I've found though that the best way to learn is choose a song with a few simple chords in it (I'm a folky, so there's lots for me to choose from) practice till I can play it, then choose another song with a couple more chords in and go from there . . . probably depends what you're after though - I'm a singer so I'm just learning to strum along and accompany myself. If you're a budding lead guitarist you might need lessons! Try your local further ed office?

chedder789

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1051679

This any good, was posted in the freebies forum.

Mister_aaa

http://www.wholenote.com/

This site has lessons from beginner to advanced, in various styles, with online tuning and tablature. I used it quite a lot learning.

jaredashe

The free stuff is good and it certainly is possible to teach yourself an instrument but I would also recommend at some point having some professional tuition, even if it is only the occasional lesson because otherwise it is very easy to develop bad technique which will not only hold back the speed of your improvement and quality of your playing but will also stop you from developing any muscular injuries, etc.

If you are on a bduget I would recommend teaching yourself by getting tabs for songs & online lessons but having an hour with a professional every fortnight (or once a month if you're really strapped) just so they can see what you are doing and make sure you're heading in the right direction - there's no substitute for sitting face to face with someone who knows what they're talking about!

And good luck.